Apr 29

Apr 29 4/29/2023

… On a more somber note, the people of Davis, CA, are grieving this weekend. A gentle man, David Breaux, who promoted compassion, by inviting strangers to define it for him, was found stabbed to death in our central park on Th AM….

Apr 28

Apr 28 4/28/2023

RCA

…. Take Your Child to Work Day. I appreciated your comments about how you like your job because you get to meet so many different people. That’s what I like about my job, too….

Apr 28

Apr 28 4/27/23

RCA

…It seems that you had a blast with YSY last night. It was sweet of him to allude to your Irish roots when he noted, “a good friend is like a four-leaf clover - hard to find and lucky to have.” I feel that way, too….

Apr 26

Apr 26 4/26/2023

RCA

…Perhaps the futility of war came to mind as you visited the Korean War Memorial with Yoon Suk Yeol, yesterday….

Apr 25

Apr 25 4/25/2023

RCA

Congratulations on the great video your team put together to announce your campaign. Hopefully, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, inherited her grandfather’s knack for organization & rallying disparate groups to speak up & fight for their rights….

Apr 24 4/24/2023

RCA

… EJS says, “nobody is safe until everybody is safe.” She believes we need “a fast-track plan to end fossil fuels.” Best of all, she champions women as vital agents for peace who are too often excluded from conflict resolution negotiations….

Apr 24

Apr 24 4/23/2023

RCA

…As Rodale said, “healthy soil = healthy food = healthy people.” So, my happy worms should translate into some human happiness in about 70 days when I harvest our Early Girls….

Apr 22

Apr 22 4/22/2023

RCA

…The NYT’s feature on the Menominee’s stewardship of the forest in Northern WI, where they started sustainably harvesting timber in 1854, had already stimulated my imagination with thinking about cultivating Indigenous knowledge in schools & the CSM piece turned it into a leading….

Apr 20

Apr 20 4/20/23

RCA

…Please call Kayling Gillis’ family to express condolences from the US public that she was killed just because she was a passenger in a car that went into the wrong driveway…

Apr 18

Apr 18 4/18/2023

RCA

…the Kings beat the Warriors in a close game, with some amazing moves to the basket by both teams….

Apr 17 4/17/2023

RCA

…The story of Ralph Yarl’s (RY) shooting in KC makes me sad! I’m sure you heard that he was shot twice when he went to the wrong house to pick up his brother. The shooter is not in jail…

Apr 17

Apr 17 4/16/2023

RCA

…I had another magical moment this morning when I scrolled down the page about “extreme unction” to find a quote which began, “Why, then, do you lay on hands…” and saw that it came from St. Ambrose….

Apr 14

Apr 14 4/14/2023

RCA

…I loved seeing the photo of you holding Baby Margot at the Dáil yesterday. …I hope that the vibe of your message to the Irish politicians penetrated her soul & she will become a peace maker.

Apr 13

Apr 13 4/13/2023

RCA

…Did you see the piece in today’s WP, “How Bono helped bring peace to Northern Ireland?” … Now I can see why Jill invited him to the STOU this year….

Apr 12

Apr 12 4/12/2023

RCA

…Congratulations on your speech at Ulster University today. I loved your observations that “Where barbed wire once sliced up the city, today we find a cathedral of learning built of glass, letting the light shine in & out.… an incredible testament to the power & possibilities of peace.”…