7/14/2025

My Dear Friend & POTUS, DJT,

                  Did you have fun at the FIFA event yesterday? I’m sorry you overstayed your welcome on the podium.  Did you hear Reece James asked if you were going to leave? Were just so caught up in the moment that you forgot the crowd was cheering for the Chelsea team’s victory & not you?

                  Speaking of soccer, were you serious that you might write an executive order that it be called “football” in the USA? I’m not sure that would go over well among your fans.

                  Congrats on being the first POTUS to be asked to visit with the Royals at Windsor Castle for a second time. Some say that scoring the invitation was a “coup,” while others point out that the trip is scheduled for a time when parliament is not in session to avoid the possibility of your speaking to them.  Do you think PM Keir Starmer persuaded the King to invite you?

                  Did you see Amanda Anisimova chok in her final at Wimbledon? It was painful to watch. According to HBR, “when you choke, physiologically, your body has entered into protection from danger mode & has released a cocktail of stress-related hormones like cortisol & adrenaline.” This prevents you from thinking straight. Sian Beilock (SLB) says that an alter ego can be helpful to prevent succumbing to panic in high stakes situations. She also suggests visualization & a one-word mantra.

SlB is the Pres. of Dartmouth right now & trying hard not to choke under the pressure of navigating the college through the obstacles that your administration is creating for higher education. Academics drive innovations & creativity so please lay off your attacks on universities.

                  News regarding Burma indicates that the EROs are losing their edge in drone warfare. DW reports that in February for the first time the junta had more with drone strike events (50) than the EROs (no more than 40.) My guess is the tech savvy youth in the PDF & EROs will come up with some creative workarounds to the jamming that the junta is now doing. The EROs have passion & intellect on their side giving them an advantage that money can’t buy.

                  BYBS,