…As you head off to Cop26, please avoid catastrophic rhetoric & highlight the local changes going on in municipalities all over the country, including TX. As the CSM reports, “change is percolating up from the bottom.” Yeah!…
10/27/2021
…Have you packed for your trip to Rome yet? The venue for the conference should be interesting. Apparently, it’s a fascist showplace that Mussolini built for the 1942 World’s Fair that never happened. It is known for having “menacing overtones.” I’ll be curious to see if that’s the vibe you get….
10/26/2021
…I spent my reading time seeing how the various media outlets covered your visit to East End Elementary…. The NYPost focused on how you made a boy’s tower topple & likened that to the collapse of your infrastructure project. Apparently, you took responsibility for the fall & no tears were shed….
10/25/2021
…Some of the media outlets speculate that you are going to NJ to help Phil Murphy get re-elected as Gov. The NYT claims his success is contingent on the Dems showing up to the polls & the voters’ feelings about his mask mandates. Folks on the Jersey Shore have put up yard signs saying, “Free the Smiles.”…
10/24/2021
…The CSM noted that one way to address our anger issues is to express ourselves by making art. This can bring the community together which can sooth our souls…..
10/23/2021
…The latest is a code, “Let’s Go Brandon” which has something to do with a NASCAR racer. According to Slate, it’s a tongue-in-cheek way to criticize you and blame you for anything that’s going wrong in the country at any given moment…..
10/22/2021
…I noticed that Neera Tanden will be the new WH secretary whose job it is to control the documents that make it to your desk. So, if one of my letters is to get in your hands, it will go through hers….
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10/21/2021
…The crowd at MLK’s memorial should also be quite receptive. It looks like you will have a beautiful day to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the opening of the memorial. I’m grateful that the Foundation raised the funds to build it & continues to advance MLK’s message of democracy,..
10/20/2021
…There’s a cute antique sign from the Trolley Museum that you will be visiting today that you should be on the lookout for. It’s a man sitting reading a newspaper with his hat on & his shoes off with a heading that says, “Ride Relaxed.” The guy looks like you…
10/19/2021
Thanks for attending the Teacher of the Year festivities yesterday…. I also liked your lines about the “gigantic” role of teachers as “the kite strings that lift our nation’s ambitions aloft.”
10/18/2021
…I share your grief over the news of Colin Powell’s passing. I saw a cute 2015 video from Jay Leno’s show where you, two, are racing your Corvette Stingrays. He came across as a kind, self-deprecating man with an affection for you….
10/15/2021
How was your meeting with Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta (UK) yesterday? Were you able to convince him that he could stop the accusations of corruption against him by taking his $30 million & paying off some of Kenya’s debt?…
10/14/2021
…I was disappointed to read in the AJ this morning that the Tatmadaw has been attacking Christian churches. Their paranoia leads them to distrust any gathering so they assume that worship services are really revolutionary meetings….
10/13/2021
… What did Jill have to say about her visit to KC? Did she enjoy meeting Ari Rodriguez Boog? It looks like Ari’s firm, Archifootprint, is carving out an interesting niche by including attention to the “environmental footprint” in the design of their buildings. I hope that Jill’s visit helped the Latinx community in KC to get excited about BBB….
10/12/2021
…So today, I am noticing and wondering about my news sites. I notice that you only have 1 mention in the NYT & WP & I wonder why that is. Are you trying to keep a low profile?…