Dear President Trump, From the WP this evening: “North Korea is looming large,” (Senator) Graham said. “We’d look like crazy people to shut down the government in light of all of our problems.” Yep. He's got it almost right, but I don't think he goes far enough. We already are crazy people. The threat of … Continue reading We already are crazy people
Month: November 2017
Repairing rifts before they become chasms
Dear President Trump, We cancelled our subscription to the NYT yesterday. It feels kind of like the now common situations where well regarded, well loved celebrities' and politicians' past (and sometimes current) inappropriate sexual behavior comes to light and they resign, are fired, or operate under a cloud. The NYT wasn’t sexually inappropriate but they … Continue reading Repairing rifts before they become chasms
You all are squaring up for an incredible two-fer
(had to send it two installments) Dear President Trump, So, at the outset here, I really can't square what I am going to say to you today with yesterday's idea that we are on an inexorable arc toward true justice and peace. Maybe by the end of this letter I'll have found a way, but … Continue reading You all are squaring up for an incredible two-fer
Grace abounds
Dear President Trump, When I got home tonight Laura said a woman from church called to ask for our address. She explained to Laura that she feels badly about how she treated me after the service yesterday and wants to send an apology. Isn't that a nice outcome? If you were reading my letters you'd … Continue reading Grace abounds
President Obama and the Dali Lama touched heads
Dear President Trump, It's been a strange day. Church was both lovely and hard. The lovely parts involved a strong sermon and a reminder of namaste, which you may recall is the belief that each of us contains a spark of the divine. The hard part was that just after talking with today's preacher about … Continue reading President Obama and the Dali Lama touched heads
A welcome end of shame
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I wrote about the argument Ruth Marcus developed on the end of shame among politicians. Today I want to venture there is another, very different and much more welcome, version of the end of shame getting traction as women and men come forward in droves about the sexual harassment and assault … Continue reading A welcome end of shame
Shameless
Dear President Trump, Since I'm sure you’ve been wondering (not), today's been a much better day and I'm back on a steady keel. It stopped raining long enough this afternoon that we got to take the dogs to the University's urban horticulture park on Lake Washington. On the way there we had an eagle escort … Continue reading Shameless
No gloss gratitude
Dear President Trump, Thanksgiving is probably the most prominent one-must-pretend-one-is-happy-and-grateful day of the calendar year in the US and I haven't done very well with the charade this time around. How have you done? How about Barron and Melania? They didn't look too thrilled as you all were heading to whatever your transport was from … Continue reading No gloss gratitude
The light was beautiful
Dear President Trump, I took a couple of hours off from work this afternoon to make piecrusts and to have a more relaxed entry into the holiday tomorrow. On the drive home the light was beautiful. It had stopped raining but the sky was still dark, dark grey out to the East and the sun … Continue reading The light was beautiful
“Women are very special”
Dear President Trump, There is really no good reason to closely parse anything you say since you don't ever pay close attention to anything you say and pretty much everything coming out of your mouth is an empty platitude or a dog whistle. But I can't help myself today. In their coverage of the press … Continue reading “Women are very special”
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