…It looks like you had fun signing the Junteenth National Holiday Bill yesterday. I loved seeing you give Opal Lee the pen that you used to sign it. KDH’s comments were spot on, especially her observation that we “must learn from our history.”…

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…The joy of today is learning about Opal Lee & her quest to make June 19, a national holiday. I’m in awe that she could walk the 1400 miles from Fort Worth to DC at age 89 in 2016. Will you be giving her a call this afternoon when you sign the bill declaring June 19, “Juneteenth National Independence Day” our 11th Federal Holiday?…

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Right now, you are sitting with VPP listing off the issues that are bugging you….I think AIRing your differences has psychological benefits, but my Google search to find out what they are, provided info about AIR conditioners & the advantages of breathing fresh AIR….

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I hope you enjoy your visit to Geneva….As long as you are in Switzerland, you should try to meet the guys who started H55, a company that is making batteries for airplanes. They’ve teamed up with an outfit in Canada to retrofit some old seaplanes to run on electricity….

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…Castle, palace? What’s the difference? Why does one royal family need both? Why does the royal guard wear those big old unwieldy hats? After all, they have the latest automatic rifles, so they might as well have the latest helmets….

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…I haven’t heard anything about G7 conversations about Myanmar. Please let us know how you & your buddies plan to promote democracy there so it does not become a failed state with a new generation of severely malnourished & uneducated people…

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…Don’t you love all of the protest art? I’m not sure you can see it because the Brits have blocked things off. Maybe you caught a glimpse of the inflatable of you and BJ floating around in the harbor – that was supercute…

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I just watched the family photo event at the G7. … I was happy that Angela Merkel (ADM) was not the only woman in the group. It’s a good thing that ADM was wearing red for the photo. It gave a little color to an otherwise drab scene…

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…On a lighter note, today would be Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. Have you heard of the DoIt4Youth campaign that launches today in his name? It asks people to do 4 things – Get Up (exercise), Skill Up (learn something new), Free Up (give up a bad habit) & Hand Up (do something charitable)….

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…Lately they are excited about an air refueling mission in which the KC-135 Stratotanker provided gas for a F-35 over France. This sounds to me like a big waste of fossil fuel & not at all in keeping with our climate change goals. Please do what you can to encourage more research into electric airplanes….

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…I understand that the Boris Johnson’s G7 agenda is to get the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. Let’s get on board with that. Keep sending those Johnson & Johnson shots to developing countries as part of the Covax program….

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…Blue Origin space company will be sending JB & his brother up to the the Kármán line for a quick look-see back at Earth. He says the voyage will be transformational because in his words, “It changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity.” If that’s true, perhaps you & XJ could blast off in the New Shepard together & end this dangerous rivalry between China & the US….

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…Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson WBW) Jr. was a 21-year-old medic when he got wounded when his landing craft was hit by a shell. Despite the severe injury, WBW set up a first-aid station & was responsible for saving the lives of 200 men during his 30-hour stint during the invasion. Because he was Black, he didn’t receive a Medal of Honor even though generals urged President Roosevelt to give him one. I hope you will remedy this grave omission…

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…Perhaps you are busy preparing for the upcoming G7 summit where you’ll get to hobnob with 10 leaders of the world’s great democracies. It’s discouraging that there’s only 1 woman in the group & you are one of the 6 white males….

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I loved seeing the photos of you & Jill on your bikes on the Gordon Pond Trail yesterday. I hope you enjoyed the ride….

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