…Yesterday was “Peasant’s Day,” a day dedicated to “the skilled farmers who toil in the sun every day so that the citizens can have food to eat, & the nation can develop.” …

… I know from my read of my uncle’s D-Day book, that the kind of simultaneous large scale attack you & Bibi pulled off required months of planning so many people had to know about it….

…YOU KNOW NOT WHAT YOU’VE DONE!…

…Instead of making Dulles fancy, please do all you can to improve our air traffic control system & leave airport construction to the locals…

…Thanks for giving a normal SOTU last night. At least a speech that was normal for you. ..

…I’ll be at the Sacto library listening to Renée Watson. Her latest book, All the Blues in the Sky, received the 2026 John Newbery….

…Winter Storm Hernando? Did you know that’s the name the Weather Channel has given to today’s blizzard hitting NYC & Boston?…

…I know you feel betrayed by Neil Gorsuch & Amy Coney Barrett. …

…I’d assert you were in a playful mood as you chaired your Board of Peace(BoP) meeting. You seemed at ease sharing your assessment of the appearance of Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, calling him a “young handsome guy”…

…It’s Japanese Internment Remembrance Day. When will you be making your proclamation to acknowledge this disturbing moment in US history?…

…Benjamin Banneker came to mind as I pondered your complex relationship with the African American community. I encourage you to add him to the the 244 individuals named in the 2021 executive order for the National Garden of American Heroes.

…You could follow Pope Leo’s advice which he shared in this year’s Lent message where he invited us to consider "a very practical & frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend & hurt our neighbor. ..

…Did I miss a WH proclamation about Washington’s Birthday? Your statements about POTUS 1 suggest you aren’t that impressed by him. …

…V-day can traumatize children, especially when the gender-conformity/heteronormative/romantic aspects are emphasized…

… Laphet is a “symbol of national unity, as it combines tea leaves grown in Myanmar's hilly regions with oil & fried beans produced in the plains, representing harmony among the country's diverse regions & ethnic communities.” I love the idea that tea salad reminds people of the diversity of their country…