…I missed the arrival of the WH Christmas tree, a beautiful Fraser Fir from Dan & Bryan’s trees in Shepherdstown WV . Today I found out that it arrived before Thanksgiving, & is now up in the Blue Room covered in ornaments made by the children of America to represent something special about their state….

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….I was excited to read about Nse Ufot’s efforts to “Twitch the Vote.” She’s got a couple of more days before the deadline so I’m sure they have all hands on deck at the New GA Project. She’s registering kids who are turning 18 this month so they can vote in the runoff….

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Are you ready for your Medal of Freedom ceremony with Lou Holtz (LLH)?… As you know, he is famous for turning pretenders into contenders. His book, “Wins, Losses & Lessons” might be instructive to you. One of his basic principles when working with players is to teach them to be unselfish….

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I have a song in my head – Lynn Anderson’s “I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden…” I’ve got pardons on my mind because you are thinking about giving them to yourself, RWLG, Jared & your kids. I am wondering what you all might need to be pardoned for….

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…The CSM suggests that you could be leaving political hand grenades for the next administration. I’m afraid that’s misguided. JRB is the most experienced politician to ever enter the WH. So, giving him a bunch of problems to solve will make him look brilliant. Are you sure you want that?

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…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.

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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….

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…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….

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…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….

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…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….

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…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….

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… 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.”…

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…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….

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…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?…

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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.

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