Jan 20

Jan 20 1/19/2023

…Changing topics, do you think Americans have any idea what it means when Janet Yellen writes about the extraordinary measures that the Treasury Dept is taking to keep paying the bills? ….We need to help them understand that using $ you don’t yet have is risky.

Jan 18

Jan 18 1/18/2023

RCA

…How was your visit with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte yesterday?…I’m sorry to see that Holland is sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine….

Jan 16

Jan 16 1/16/2023

RCA

…Will Rev. Wm Barber be there today? Did you hear about his new “moral mission” of teaching divinity students at Yale? He will be a “professor of the practice” & run the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy….

Jan 16

Jan 16 1/15/2023

RCA

…I have 14 minutes to write this note, because I would like to watch today’s service at Ebenezar Baptist Church where you will be giving some remarks….

Jan 14

Jan 14 1/14/2023

RCA

… How was your visit with PM Fumio Kishida? I was happy to hear you espousing democratic values, but troubled to see that Japan plans to buy hundreds of American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles. …

Jan 13

Jan 13 1/13/2023

RCA

…An interesting article in the New Humanitarian, provides the stories of 6 women in the Chin resistance movement who are defying stereotypes. A woman named, Mai Mai, explained, “I want people across Myanmar to leave ideas of male dominance behind…

Jan 12

Jan 12 1/12/23

RCA

…My condolences to you on the parting of your friend, Ash Carter….Did you know that he did calculus problems to relax? …. I can see why BHO appointed him to be Defense Secretary. I wish I had known him….

Jan 11

Jan 11 1/11/2023

RCA

…My vigor came back yesterday when I had “a magical moment.” ….If you remember Coffee Talk on SNL in the early ‘90s, the hostess would pause when she got “verklempt” & would say, “talk among yourselves.” That’s what I’m referring to….

Jan 11

Jan 11 1/7/2023

RCA

…I’m grateful that the House finally settled on their Speaker. KM won’t have the same kind of power as NPP, but that may be a good thing. Only time will tell….

Jan 6

Jan 6 1/6/2023

RCA

…It seems that Jan 6 is a day when folks recognize that some men get power hungry & do harmful things. It’s comforting to know that when they do so, they meet resistance. The Magi avoided the King. Folks, like AZ Rep Rusty Bowers, said “NO,” to DJT when he asked them to lie about the election…

Jan 5

Jan 5 1/5/2023

RCA

…Speaking of AMM, I loved seeing the 2 of you being nice at the bridge event yesterday. As AMM said, it was a “miracle.” I liked your points that we should “drop our egos & focus on what is needed.”…

Jan 4 1/4/2023

RCA

… I am suspicious of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. The latest photo of him shows him riding in a parade. He’s not in his usual military uniform, which makes me think he is trying to portray himself in a new light. I’m not sure who he thinks he is fooling….

Jan 4

Jan 4 1/3/2022

RCA

Welcome back. Congratulations on managing to stay away from photographers in St Croix. The only pictures I could find of you was one of you & young Hunter on the golf course & several of AF1….

Jan 1

Jan 1 1/1/2023

RCA

… Condolences to you on the passing of Pope Emeriti Benedict XVI (PEB16). I was surprised by Marc A. Thiessen’s critical statement that, “his abdication was a terrible, tragic mistake.”…

Dec 31

Dec 31 12/31/2022

RCA

…I had a blast last night at the Capitol One Center (C1C). …Upon exiting the stadium we saw a purple laser shining through the clouds to show Sacto the team had been victorious. I am now a King’s fan.