…On this Sunday, I hope we both find some joy amidst our challenges & I wish for the same for everyone in the world, especially those in Burma….

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…He also says that a superior teacher is required to provide advice on focus so that each of the 10,000 hours is optimally used to hone one’s skill. Would you say that OHB was your teacher or is it your chief of staff, Ron Klain? Do you feel like you’ve mastered the job or are you still figuring it out?….

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…I assume that you are in no mood to celebrate, given that you have tested positive for CV. The G says that the WH is calling your diagnosis a “teachable moment.” …

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…My trip was fine, too. During our 22 hours in the car, we read letters from my grandpa to my grandma in 1929. Fascinating!!!…

“Tel Aviv Municipality okays banner for Biden displaying Palestinian flag: Municipality withdraws request to remove Peace Now billboard, which welcomes US president and proclaims support for two-state solution.” …Did you see the banner? If so, what did you think?

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…It looks like you got a big kick out of the cool photos coming from the James Webb telescope! Don’t you love the way they folded it up so they could launch it? Some very creative people figured out the origami involved….

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…So good to see you back in the saddle again! I think you were smart to get rid of the toe clips. As you learned, they are dangerous. The guys in the Tour de France (TDF) may get mechanical advantage from them, but casual riders, like you & I, are better off without them….

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…please pass on my appreciation to Sec Blinken for giving some constructive feedback to the ASEAN members regarding Burma. It was reassuring to hear him say that they “need to hold the regime accountable, continue to demand an immediate cessation of violence, the release of political prisoners and the restoration of Burma’s democratic path.”…

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…Congratulations – NPR ran a nice 2 min. story about your Presidential Freedom Medal ceremony yesterday. Unfortunately, that story was eclipsed by the assassination of Shinzo Abe (SA) so none of my news sources had a story about the ceremony on their websites today….

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…I loved learning about Sister Simone Cambell & her work to overcome the division & rancor in our country by getting people to listen to one another. Her Nuns on the Bus folk are asking lots of good questions related to the Dobb’s decision…

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You need to call Sally Buzzbee, at the WP, to thank her for covering you so thoroughly, especially today when articles included info about your trip to Cleveland, your concern for Brittany Griner & your Medal of Honor ceremony yesterday….

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…It’s going to be hard work to get in the joy zone today. Word of the shooting in Highland Park is disturbing, as is the news from Akron, Ohio about the killing of Jayland Walker….

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…Have you read, “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” Frederick Douglas (FD)’ 1852 oratory to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society?…

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…Our Friend in Burma asked how we could continue to believe in God when he lets atrocities happen. …Our Friend is suffering from various health issues which I am sure are brought on by the stress of coping with the daily barrage of military violence perpetrated against his friends & neighbors. …

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…MLLG did a great job on NPR explaining why she is taking the unusual measure of refusing to extradite people when their state puts out a warrant for their participation in abortion activities. She said, “how extraordinary is it that a state says they're going to prosecute their own residents and their health care providers for providing legal procedures in another state? This is the nuttiest thing and the most draconian, ineffective policies I've ever seen.”…

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