…   I was sorry that your attempt to compliment Liberian Pres. J N Boakai’s excellent English fell flat. …

…Liberia also needs help with protecting their pangolins, the most trafficked mammals in the world. …

Adopt an alter ego & name them.

Beyonce called herself “Sasha Fierce” to drum up the courage to perform when she experienced stage fright. Psychologists call this illeism, which is defined as “the act of referring to oneself in the third person.”

… As I engage in self-examination I am drawn to Socrates, Arendt, Rousseau, Thoreau, Jung, & James. …

… I think the Dalai Lama was talking about STEs at his birthday when he said, “"While it is important to work for material development, it is vital to focus on achieving peace of mind through cultivating a good heart & by being compassionate, not just toward near and dear ones, but toward everyone,"…

…The G says he’s making noise about the BBB saying that “injustice has written itself into the budget lines, & silence is not an option when lives hang in the balance of a ledger.”…

…Most unique of all were the clams being cooked in the cabs of pickup trucks. …

…What that means is that Reps like, David Valadao of CA’s 22nd Congressional District, won’t be voting for the BBB because it will adversely affect his voters. ..

… You will recall that things did not turn out well for Joe Arpaio when he went overboard with detaining immigrants in the blazing sun in AZ. …

… This morning the Asia Times has alerted me that Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp (ACK) is the most dangerous man in America because he has “a conviction that democratic drag…

… Lake Kivu, like the hillsides of the Shan state in Burma, contains minerals that the world needs. Ideally, this ore would be extracted in a way that respects the local environment & brings benefits to the people affected by the destruction of their homelands…

…How can we pretend that the incarceration of innocent people was not negative? Certainly, you don’t want us all to stop thinking critically about the history of the US….

….Thanks for posting the video of the whole family photo event at NATO today. It gave me a chance to identify the four women in the group. …

… Perhaps you will find some solace at the Huis Ten Bosch palace tonight as you rub elbows with King Willem-Alexander. …

…“What am I going to do with you?” My dad would ask me that in a loving tone when he was baffled by some situation, he found me in….