…I’m sure you will have a blast with the Bucks today. Giannis is super excited for his visit & has been rehearsing his greeting. …He is showing the world that immigrants enhance their communities…
11/5/2021
Psychological Reactance Theory …provides hope that efforts, of the groups in Myanmar who are encouraging Tatmadaw soldiers to defect, will work. By appealing to the soldiers’ innate desires for freedom to resist their leaders, groups, like People’s Embrace, are motivating military families to take the risk of deserting the Tatmadaw, which, by the way, is having trouble recruiting folks. …
11/4/2021
…what should we do to entice the people of Africa to keep their fossil fuel in the ground? Their parents & grand-parents did not consume energy to create the anthropogenic climate change we are dealing with, so why should they forgo the economic benefits of developing their energy reserves? …
11/3/20221
…Cop26 reporting about the new deforestation plan has me thinking about forests. Do you spend much time in the forest? I like to, but haven’t had much of a chance recently….The forest I know best is 80 acres of mixed woods in Dunbar, WI….
11/2/2021
… I understand that you signed us up for the Methane Pledge. That’s great. We’ve got some folks here at UCD who focus on that. A couple of guys look at the methane produced by burping cows. Ermias Kebreab has figured out how to add seaweed to the feed of dairy cows which mitigates their methane production…
10/31/2021
…It’s too bad that a scheduling SNAFU made you miss out on the G20 photo shoot at the Treve fountain. The rest of the gang looked like they had some fun tossing coins over their shoulders. I hope they all wished for a good result from COP26….
10/30/2021
… Are you having fun with the folks at the G20? I continue to be disappointed that only 2 of the 21 leaders in the family photo are women. When ADM is gone, Ursula von der Leyen may be the only one left….
10/29/2021
It looks like you were thrilled to be at the Vatican & you enjoyed introducing yourself to people as “Jill’s husband.” Someday you can explain to me why you do that. If it’s supposed to be funny, I don’t get the joke….
10/28/2021
…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…..