…Please double check on Puerto Rico. I hope you can help the folks there who are frustrated, feeling like they are not getting the services they pay for with their federal taxes. Do you think it’s time for them to become a state?…
…If you have a minute, take a look at the digital version of the NYT today where you will see a fantastic animation about what could happen in 49 days when we have the midterm elections. While it illustrates the bad news that GOP will probably take the House, it does so using brilliant visual journalism….
…Sithula Omatthage, 9, insisted on laying a floral tribute at the gates of Green Park. He had written his own note…: “Dear Queen Elizabeth, I didn’t want you to die. I wanted you to be the world’s oldest woman.” “Children in these times have never had a king,” he said firmly. “I prefer a queen.”
…I saw some photos of you in Detroit at the auto show. Did you enjoy visiting with Mary Barra & bragging about replacing America’s fleet of cars with EVs? I’m sure she cringed when you said you preferred your Corvette to the Cadillac, because GM won’t have an electric version of that until 2025….
…Isn’t it sad that QE2 died? She served an interesting function for the Brits – a steady presence… Did you see that recent photo taken of her as she awaited the arrival of Liz Truss in the drawing room at Balmoral Castle holding her trusty purse? I speculate that her personal kryptonite was in that handbag so she had to keep it at her side at all times….