Letters to the POTUS

Dec 1

Dec 1 11/29/2020

…I encourage you to look to 2021 as a time of renewal. Barbara Fredrickson recommends loving-kindness meditation as a way to “outpace the effects of the hedonic treadmill.” It will enable you to stop “dwelling on the negative aspects of events.” I hope you can let go of your exasperation about your loss to JRB & be grateful for the time you had in the WH.

Nov 30

Nov 30 11/30/2020

Did you have a nice time with your grandkids at Camp David? It looks like Joseph & Arabella enjoyed your company on their walk from the helicopter to the WH. Theodore was lagging. Is he struggling? Being the middle child can be challenging, but you know all about that….

Nov 28

Nov 28 11/28/2020

…Over the years, I’ve encouraged you you to improve our bridges, dams, roads & pipes. Now’s the time to get busy with those projects. Doing so would be a great way to show the pundits that you haven’t given up on governing….

Nov 27

Nov 27 11/26/2020

…I urge you to correct a misstatement in your proclamation, which noted, “The Mayflower’s arrival to the New World in 1620 marks the arrival of the first seeds of democracy to our land.” Your writers neglected to consider the Iroquois Confederacy, founded by the Great Peacemaker in 1142, to unite Six Nations as the Haudenosaunee….

Nov 27

Nov 27 11/27/2020

…I was surprised to see that you were heading to Camp David today. Your gathering with your extended family will not go over well so perhaps it would be best to put your phones away & don’t let anyone take any more photos of the gang snuggled around the fire pit….

Nov 25

Nov 25 11/25/2020

…It looks like you enjoyed the turkey pardon yesterday. It was nice that Corn behaved himself & sat nicely throughout the event. He must be exceptional, as turkeys are not known for their intelligence. Perhaps he was given some special medication to calm his nerves….

Nov 24

Nov 24 11/24/2020

… I hope you have fun pardoning Corn or Cob today. Your remarks at the 2018 turkey event proved to be rather prophetic. I’m sure you recall saying, “Unfortunately, Carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount, and we’re still fighting with Carrots.”…

Nov 24

Nov 24 11/23/2020

…I am so glad to hear you have distanced yourself from Sidney Powell. When I watched the clip of the press conference debacle last week, I was taken aback by her convoluted theory about Hugo Chavez & a rigged algorithm to change DJT votes to JRB votes on Dominion’s voting machines….

Nov 24

Nov 24 11/22/2020

…I especially appreciated learning about Ozlen Tureci & her husband, the scientists at BioNTech. They’re Turks teaming with a Greek to develop Pfizer’s vaccine….As Muslim immigrants to Germany, they demonstrate the power of globalization & open borders. Don’t you love it?…

Nov 22

Nov 22 11/21/2020

How did APEC go yesterday? What do you think of Putrajaya Vision 2040? I love the idea of an “open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful region” where we have “free, open, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable trade.” Speaking of that kind of thing, I am heading to the Davis farmers Market this morning to buy some fresh apples so I can make some pie.

Nov 22

Nov 22 11/20/2020

I’m sure you are troubled by that black liquid that trickled down Rudi Guilani (RWLG) face yesterday at his press conference. It got more publicity than the conspiracy theory about the election he is trying to develop….

Nov 19

Nov 19 11/19/2020

…. I understand that you considered launching “Project America Strong” that would have involved sending every citizen a mask. It’s not too late to do that….

Nov 18

Nov 18 11/18/2020

…I’m worried that you may be depressed. You haven’t left you house for days & you don’t have any public events scheduled. Many folks suffer from brain chemical imbalances so it’s nothing to be ashamed about…

Nov 17

Nov 17 11/17/2020

What’s up with Afghanistan? I know that I should be happy that you are pulling US troops out of there since I believe that War is Not the Answer, but many are afraid that the Taliban will run amok without us there….

Nov 16

Nov 16 11/16/2020

I’m grateful for the good news today that Moderna’s vaccine has been effective so far! They’ll know more definitively just how effective it is once 151 of their 30,000 people catch CV. That’s expected to happen in 7 to 10 days since it’s so easy to catch CV now that we’re having a surge of cases.