I just read the WP article about Vaughn Smith, the DC carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages. He says that speaking someone else’s language brings them a “splash of happiness.” Please invite him to the WH whenever you have a foreign visitor. He would be a great way to promote multilingualism which might help bridge our cultural divide.
..Charles Blow, opining in the NYT, shares my concern that you are not noisy enough. In lamenting your poor standing in the polls, he claims that the American public, “wants a show and a showman to distract from its misery. Biden is not that. And he is being punished for not being a huckster.”…
I’m just learning about the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act (FABS) & realized the brilliance of its name since the facilities that semiconductors are built in are called “fabs.” While it is prudent to have computer chips built in the USA, I wonder if the FABS Act addresses the environmental impacts of this industry.
…Speaking of which, when you talk with NDM, be sure to discuss Burma. Perhaps you could make a deal with him about allowing refugees to pass through India on their way to the US. Moreover, please tell him to be mindful of his neighbor, Bangladesh & its hope to eventually send its 1 million Rohingya refugees back to their homes….
…Finally, as we enter Holy Week, please recall Jesus’ plea to love the enemy. It’s a tall order, but deserves repeating. The Buddha said something similar, but his message is not easy to condense into a short phrase. Suffice it to say, WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER & providing weapons is not the way to peace….
