..These left-over ballots remind me of grading. … The votes that are being counted today are like those late papers, & it’s only fair that those voters get their say in the election. Don’t you think?
11/05/2020
The votes are in. The counting continues and the math problems abound. We’ve got comparisons, percentages & probabilities. Creative teachers are having a field day, thinking up how to engage their students in exercising their problem-solving skills regarding the election….
11/04/2020
…I am fascinated by the characters that will be freshmen in the House in Jan. Cori Bush will be the 1st Black woman to represent MO. Ritchie Torres will be the 1st Afro-Latino gay male in Congress & 25-year old, Madison Cawthorn, will be the youngest GOPer to ever serve there. While I admire his tenacity for turning his paralyzing car crash into a Congressional seat, his fascination with Hitler is disturbing.
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11/3/2020
…I plan to spend the evening Zooming with my Quaker Friends, worshipping for 15 minutes every hour on the hour. You are welcome to join us. Some silence would do you a world of good. You might also consider checking in with Mo Willems who plans to spend the evening doodling while musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra play in the background. Please keep yourself occupied so you are not tempted to send inflammatory tweets….
11/02/2020
…one student said, “As African Americans we pride ourselves in voting, because that’s what our ancestors fought for.” So, it seems that the GOP voter suppression efforts seem to be back-firing. You know how kids are. The more you try to control them, the more they resist….
11/01/2020
I was intrigued with your visit to Opa-Locka, FL tonight. I’ve never heard of the place, so I googled it. … 34-year old Mayor, Matthew Pigatt (MAP) has grand ideas for restoring it to its former glory. ..He’s quite a guy so I hope you get a chance to meet him…
10/31/2020
…Did you know that the election could hinge on the Hmong vote? That’s what the WP says. Here’s the math – there are 121,000 Hmong voters in MI, WI & MN. The Hmong vote at the highest rate of any ethnic group in the country. Last time their participation rate was 89%. This time it might be closer to 100%….
10/30/2020
…Tee-total. Do you know where that word comes from? I looked it up this morning when I learned that both you and JRB eschew spirits. I learned that a guy named Robert Turner, stuttered, so when he advocated for TOTAL abstinence, it came out as TTTTotal. I always associated the word with drinking tea rather than wine, but now I know better….
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10/29/2020
…I do know that JRB does not elicit the same kind of vitriol as HRC, so folks like my dad, who could never vote for her, might vote for JRB. We’ll see….
10/28/2020
…Don’t you love it when people use their creativity to handle adversity? Finding a way to express oneself can turn negative energy into positive energy. The NYT reports that a group of women, who call themselves Progress PA, do this every day in their communities on the Southwestern side of the state. ….While they may not be your fans, you have to admire their energy & enthusiasm….
10/27/2020
…I hope you will speak with Armstrong Williams (AW). Better yet, bring him along on Airforce One with you today. An article in the NYT suggests that he is one of your only Black allies. …He’s the kind of friend who can tell you the truth & it seems you could use a big dose of that these days. …
10/26/2020
…It looks like you enjoyed your visit to the Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant, ME yesterday. I hope the 3000 people who came to see you did not damage the property. Did you get a chance to hear some Maine accents? …
10/25/2020
…While it baffles me that you are going to NH today, I’m not going to spend much time thinking about that. I am much more interested in the World Series. Did you see the end of the last night’s game. It was crazy!…
10/24/2020
…I suspect that you heard that folks are worried that your Waukesha event will be a super spreader so they rented billboard space to warn attendees. The least you can do is to request that everyone put on their masks….
10/23/2020
…I see that you are headed off to Pensacola today. I was surprised to see that they are having the Interstate Fair there with folks crowded on to the midway to get their caramel corn. I hope it’s not another super-spreader event. Please encourage them to put on their masks so we don’t have another Sturgis….