Dec 5

Dec 5 12/5/2023

RCA

…please give JVT my regards & thank him for being open about his internal struggles….

Dec 4

… Art as a vehicle for quiet opposition came up yesterday at a 2nd Hour at DFM. My Quaker Friend who hosts a daily prayer vigil for the Ukrainians gave a presentation about peace activists in Russia & Ukraine & told us about a protest using tiny figurines left in public places to show opposition to the war….

Dec 4

Dec 4 12/3/2023

RCA

..In some parts of the country food is in such short supply that someone walking with a bag of rice would be more vulnerable to robbery than someone with a bag of gold. .. The rule of law has evaporated in Yangon…

Dec 2

Dec 2 12/2/2023

RCA

When is the WH going to put out a press release about Sandra Day O’Connor’s passing noting the brilliance of her judicial philosophy of “consequentialism?” Please get busy giving her the recognition she deserves…

Dec 1

Dec 1 12/1/2023

RCA

…When this year’s WH outdoor tree got blown over by a gust of wind on Tuesday, perhaps that was a sign to scale back on Christmas displays….

Dec 1

Dec 1 11/30/2023

RCA

…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….

Nov 29

Nov 29 11/29/2023

RCA

I understand that Rosalynn’s service was lovely. I was surprised to see Melania there….

Nov 28

Nov 28 11/28/2023

RCA

…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…

Nov 27

Nov 27 11/27/2023

RCA

…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….

Nov 26

Nov 26 11/26/2023

RCA

…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….

Nov 26 11/25/2023

RCA

… 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…

Nov 24

Nov 24 11/24/2023

RCA

…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.”…

Nov 23

Nov 23 11/23/2023

RCA

…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….

Nov 22

Nov 22 11/22/2023

RCA

…. 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….