… Did anyone notice my pause? I missed a couple of letters during my retreat with a couple of cohousers in the Redwoods….

…did you see Pope Leo’s (PL14) encyclical where he talks about the need to “disarm” AI?….

…As you lay the wreath today at the tomb of the unknown soldier, I hope you feel the full weight of the grief of every family of the 646,596 Americans who have died in battle while serving in our Armed Forces for the past 250 years….

…CWD turned me on the the Strother School of Radical Attention (SoRA), dedicated to "ATTENTION ACTIVISM: the movement to push back against the fracking of human attention by coercive digital technologies.”….

…Back to Radical Hospitality, I quaked telling a roomful of strangers about Friends’ use of this phrase. We had just viewed a fascinating documentary about Earthseed, a project of People’s Kitchen Collective…

…I hope you will mention the names of the three men who lost their lives intervening with the shooters at the Islamic Center in San Diego. Amin Abdullah, in particular, deserves to be honored for putting himself into the line of fire to protect the children at the Center… 

I am preoccupied this morning by intruding thoughts about my actions at a meeting yesterday where I told two of my neighbors that I was tired of their macho bullshit…

…You missed a fantastic event! We rejoiced in the ideal weather & friendly reception as we wogged through downtown, up Hayes Hill, over to the park & out to the ocean….

…I am off on Amtrak to SF to participate in the Bay-to-Breakers tomorrow…

… How was the Temple of Heaven? Is it as impressive in person as it looks in the photos? Did you get the vibe that it was a sacred space? …

…I envy you getting to visit China’s inner sanctum & being treated to the best they have to offer. Will you try to use chop sticks? …

… I cringed when you commented that Olivia Walton is “beautiful” & Senator Katie Britt’s husband is “a handsome guy.” …

… you are getting ready to participate in a Maternal Healthcare event. Will some pregnant women be in attendance to talk about their emotional & physical needs? …

…MAH is investing most of his time in burnishing his image. Today’s Irrawaddy accused him of being “Desperate for Legitimacy” in an article about the giant ruby that was recently found in Mogoke. MAH is claiming it’s a cosmic endorsement of his rule….

…Just yesterday I encountered Eric Thegenius (EtG) at a bar in Lavender Heights here in Sacto…. he agreed that love is the only way out of the mess we are in….