Will you be shaking hands with President Duque when you welcome him to the WH today? … As you know he is just barely holding on to power … The Colombian situation reminds me of Afghanistan, decades of civil war fueled by drug trade where women are fighting for peace. At least in Colombia women have become elected officials who are beginning to make a difference. I encourage you to consider inviting Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez and her wife to the WH to recognize her anti-corruption efforts….

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… When you do pause, please hold all of the people in Afghanistan in the Light. Their war has made them weary. They will need all of the energy that they can muster to figure out a compromise so they can stop fighting….

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…I am trying to remain hopeful that this deal with the Taliban works out. They aren’t the most trustworthy lot. Groups that base their wealth on drug money are seldom reliable. …

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…Did you miss my letter yesterday? I had to get up at 4:30AM so I could attend a meeting with East Coasters at 8:30 EST. I was serving on a NSF panel putting in my 2 cents about which research grants should be funded. …

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I’m sorry that coronavirus is hard to spell and hard to contain. I plan to take Nancy Messonnier‘s advice and stock up on canned good just in case we have to hunker down and remain in place….

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… I encourage you to make a statement about the passing of mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the women featured in the film, “Hidden Figures.” She was a brilliant, courageous trail blazer who broke the race barrier by becoming one of the first 3 African Americans doctoral students at West VA U. …

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…Did you feel the vibe of Ghandi when you spun his charkha at Sabarmati ashram? … Don’t you love the idea that everyone should spin every day? The world would be a much calmer place if we all did that….

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I hear you are excited for your big trip to Ahmedabad where you are expecting 10 million people to welcome you….They’ve been tidying up for you, building a wall so you won’t be troubled by the suffering of the 2000 people living in abject poverty…

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The feisty lady that you like to call “Pocahontas” refuses to give up! You gotta respect that. She’s showing that same kind of resilience and tenacity that you have. Her debate performance suggests that you’ll have your hands full if she gets the nomination….

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… It looks like the graduation ceremony at HOPE for prisoners was a grand success yesterday. Founder Jon Ponder must be basking in all of the positive attention he’s been getting lately. … He deserves it for all of the hard work he has done to create a space for people to figure out how to be their best selves. It just shows that it’s never too late to change….

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… Speaking of respect for law enforcement, please show some respect for Judge Amy Berman Jackson. She knows what she’s doing and your buddy, RJS, should have thought twice before he posted her picture with some crosshairs on it. …

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Pardons??? It’s nice of you to show grace to folks. I hope you will show the same grace to us all.

You are going to have a crazy day today and I should write to you about all that is going on…. but instead I’m sending you the letter that I wrote to Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) today.

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…You’ll find hazy sunshine in Beverly Hills today as you meet with the LA Olympic 2028 organizers. I hope we can work with you and Ben Carlson to figure out a way to help the folks who are unsheltered in our state before July, 2028, so we can celebrate the games without the shadow of displaced persons hanging over us. ..

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…How wonderful that your helpers, Stephen Miller (SM) and Kate Waldman (KW), got married and that you were there to celebrate with them! I’m sure you found many nice things to say, but the only info I have is that you teased them about interrupting your President’s Day weekend….

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It’s going to be another exciting day for you at the race track. According to the Daytona New Journal you’re going to “turn up the pre-race voltage beyond its already booming norm.” Is it true that you’re going to ride around the track in “the Beast?” …

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