…What did you think of Henry Kissinger? I grew up with him appearing on my TV with his sonorous, accented voice. He exuded intellectual confidence, making me feel that he knew best….
11/29/2023
I understand that Rosalynn’s service was lovely. I was surprised to see Melania there….
11/28/2023
…Thanks for taking the time to express your horror about the Palestinian-American young men shot in VT on Sunday. Apparently, they are graduates of Ramallah Friends School…
11/27/2023
…Isn’t it wonderful that Abigail Edan is back with her family? In your remarks about her release, I felt your genuine empathy for all she & her family have been through….
11/26/2023
…Barbara Frederickson (BLF) who studies how “a micro-moment of connection shared with another… fortifies the connection between your brain and your heart and makes you healthier.” BLF’s research … explains why you are so healthy….
11/25/2023
… I noticed that you purchased “Democracy Awakening” by Heather Cox Richardson. Do you read her newsletter?… I admire her productivity & appreciate her knack for demonstrating the rhyme between today’s events & those of the Civil War period…
11/24/2023
…The KNL got some press in the WP today which claimed they are the biggest threat to the junta & aim to “cut off key trade routes to Thailand & to sever the military’s main link between the capital Naypyidaw and the country’s largest city, Yangon.”…
11/23/2023
…Researchers trying to figure out why turkeys are disappearing are concluding its due to all kinds of things, “a death by 1,000 cuts.” We’ve got plenty of them at UCD….
11/22/2023
…. The NIH reports that aerobic exercise is “beneficial to telomere length” & NYT says running is better for “lasting health” so I’m going to see if I can run without hurting myself….
11/21/2023
…Congratulations! You have now surpassed the US life expectancy by 5 years! That’s in chronological age. Have you computed your biological age?…
11/20/2023
…Rosalynn Carter – what a lady! I appreciate her efforts to destigmatize mental health issues & to highlight the efforts of family caregivers. ….Would that all prominent women had her humility & grace! ….
11/19/2023
…Inflection Point! That phrase in the first sentence of your op-ed piece caught my attention this AM….
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11/18/2023
…It’s raining & when it does, I find myself reciting, “Drip, Drop, it’s raining,” the beginning of a poem from Highlights Magazine I taught my daughter when she was small. You are lucky to have memorized so many poems….
11/16/2023
…On your walk around the grounds, did you talk at all or was it just a photo op? If so, did XJ speak English with you? If so, what did you talk about?…
11/15/2023
…About 50,000 pregnant women are in Gaza, with 5,500 babies due in the next month. Accouchement is dangerous enough when done in a sterile setting. Mothers should not have to go through it under squalid conditions….