It’s Mother’s Day…I understand that you adored your mom, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan. I love her message to you that no one is better than you & everyone is your equal. Even better was the idea that “without courage you cannot love with abandon.”…

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…Today I am engrossed in all of the different ways one can measure the health of the labor market. Do you prefer the Employment to Population Ratio or the Labor Force Participation rate?…

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…I was thrilled to see that you were greeted by the GOP Senators of LA yesterday. Does that mean that they are in favor of the American Jobs Bill? Clearly, they would like federal $$ to fix the Calcasieu Bridge….

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…did you see the story in the WP about the Undulatas Asperitas clouds over Lake Ontario? They are quite unusual & happen when the ground temps are lower than the temps 2270 feet up. Their splendor reminds me of the hymn, “For the Beaty of the Earth…”…

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…I was interested to find out that the celebration has its origins in CA where folks of Mexican descent were happy to learn that a small group of men in Puebla fought off Napolean’s troops in 1862. … Perhaps you can bring this true history to light & discourage cultural appropriation….

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…it is such a relief to look through the newspapers & not have to worry about the 10 crazy things the POTUS might be doing. The most interesting thing about you in the news today is the weird picture of you & the Carters that has been circulating on social media….

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…I understand that you are headed to Newport News today to visit Yorktown Elementary School. Please do not utter the phrase, “Learning Loss.” Instead, please praise the children & their teachers for their creativity & resilience in getting through this extraordinary time….

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It’s windy here today & things are flying around the house. Well, not exactly flying, but stuff in the kitchen has blown off the counter alarming the dog. …Some people think that the positively-charged electrons stirred up by the wind cause irritability and compulsive behavior. Whatever it is, I look forward to less turbulence.

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It’s Sat. Are you going to watch the Kentucky Derby (KD) today? I usually do, thanks to my neighbor, who is fascinated by it….I am also inclined to eschew the race due to the 147-year history of systemic racism of Churchill Downs. Louisville, itself, needs to heal the wounds from Breonna Taylor’s death at the hands of the police….

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…I love seeing the photo that just appeared of Jill with a shovel “planting” a tree… Did you know that tree “planting” was in your job description? I put plant in quotation marks because moving one shovelful of dirt is only a small part of the process, & may not suffice for the “happy usefulness” that Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day envisioned….

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…It was cool to see the photos of two women on the dais with you & encouraging to read in the WP that you “eschewed bombast” & said lots of encouraging things about “restor(ing) the soul of America” & “turning peril into possibility”….

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… As you well know, people are suffering. Most recently, the families of Mario Arenales Gonzalez (MAG) of Alameda, CA & Andrew Brown, Jr (AB) of Elizabeth City, NC. Both killed at the hands of the police….

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…I’m troubled by the news that the Karen National Union has seized a Tatmadaw post near the Salawin National Forest. While I am no fan of the junta, WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER!…

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…sn’t it great that Chloé Zhao a Chinese immigrant won the award for best director & that she spoke some Mandarin in her acceptance speech, specifically, “人之初，性本善?”…

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…Today’s Sac Bee had an interesting story about Rep of the 6th District of CA, Doris Matsui. You’ll recall that she visited you at the WH last week to talk about the needs of the AAPI community. Did she mention that she was born in an internment camp & feels “duty bound to stop the spread of xenophobic & racist ideas?”…

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