…How does a guy like Min Aung Hlaing (MAH) become a general, able to detain a popular leader for owning walkie talkies? … It seems that the people in the streets prefer Aung San Suu Kyi. Perhaps the youngsters in the military do, too. Perhaps that’s what MAH is afraid of. In any case, I’m holding them in the Light, hoping there is no blood shed….

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…Who will you be cheering for in the Superbowl? I have to cheer for KC, even though I abhor their team name & the chop that the fans do. … I read the KC Star & I have become a fan of their 25-year-old QB, Patrick Mahomes. …

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…I’ve been reading up on the “American Rescue Plan” Resolution that the Senate passed at 5:30 AM EST today. I am confused about the vote-a-rama & the various amendments that were discussed….

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…I understand that you spoke with Moon Jae-In yesterday & you both agreed to collaborate on improving relations with Kim Jong-un (KJU). … I’m not sure how to get him to give up some of his power, but I hope our peer pressure will help him change his ways….

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What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet……you got my attention when you talked about “Burma” rather than “Myanmar” … I wondered if you were just being old-fashioned or if you were being intentional.

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I am worried about Maynmar this morning. I several Friends with ties to Yangon. During my conversations with them, I have witnessed the strong draw that the place has on those who have lived there. So, it troubles me to see the Tatmadaw has detained Aung San Suu Kyi & has taken control of the government….

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…I hope you will entertain the ideas about a relief package that Sen. Susan Collins & her colleagues plan to bring to you tomorrow. . A compromise would move this whole Unity thing from a fantasy into a reality…

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….Thanks for visiting Walter Reed yesterday & uplifting all the great work they do to help our vets. I was surprised to learn that you spent many months there in 1988 recovering from brain aneurysms. You are one resilient guy!….

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…Speaking of dogs, I am so glad that you have Champ & Major to divert you from the news of the day. I grew up with a German Shepard so seeing them in the WH makes me nostalgic….

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… many young Russians are woke & not intimidated by the prospect of getting arrested. 100,000 taking to the streets in over 100 cities, some in subzero temps, to express their frustration with corruption – that’s inspiring! I saw some video of people throwing snowballs at police officers. I’m not sure if that counts as violence or not….

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…I am going to applaud your appointment of Nurse Susan Orsega as your interim Surgeon General. I think nurses are the most important people in our health care system, because they attend to the patient rather than the problem….

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Today you will reach your 100th hour in office. Yeah! I hope you found a few minutes to go to Mass….

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… Thanks for taking the time to Tweet about Hank Aaron’s passing. My grandmother followed baseball & was a Milwaukee Braves fan. I have an official scorecard from the Braves’ 1956 season full of signatures including Hammerin’ Hank’s, but I suspect that a friend of hers may have forged them all….

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…So today I’d like to thank you & Jill for inviting Amanda Gorman (ASCG) to be your poet laureate. I know a few young folk who “spit” & am sure they were inspired by her. As the Guardian notes, those snippets from her performance being replayed on TV provide “lyric adrenaline bursts to reanimate democracy”…

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It’s our commencement day – a time to celebrate the end of a chapter in our lives and the time to commemorate the start of a new one. I am writing this during the last hour of your presidency as you are arriving in your new home….

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