Dear President Trump, It got to 106 in San Francisco today. It's supposed to be over 90 here on Tuesday. Do you all really not see that these are not just normal variations in temperature but extremes that are probably just going to keep ratcheting up? Isn't anyone in your administration whispering in your ear … Continue reading It was 106 today in San Francisco
Month: September 2017
You went and did what was expected of you
Dear President Trump, I understand you were visiting people in Texas today, loading provisions into vans, handing out hotdogs, giving hugs. I'm glad. They probably really needed your presence, to have a sense you care about Texans beyond whether they voted for you. I am curious, though, how many Hispanic and African American people you … Continue reading You went and did what was expected of you
Varieties of dangerous freedom
Dear President Trump, This afternoon on our way home from the walking the dogs in the nearest shady park we pulled up behind a pick-up with a Marine Corp emblem and a sticker that read "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom to Peaceful Slavery." I agree. True freedom is dangerous and many of us are all too … Continue reading Varieties of dangerous freedom
Contrived divides
Dear President Trump, On this Labor Day holiday as we wait to find out tomorrow whether you will crush 800,000 Dreamers' lives immediately or in six months, I feel compelled to once again call out the disgusting and cowardly tactics you and the elites have been perfecting. The longstanding strategy of finding those fissures of … Continue reading Contrived divides
A hard, sad day
Dear President Trump, It's been an incredibly hard, sad day and I'm not even directly affected by the worst of what you did today. I don't think I've got it in me to string together a coherent statement that is even remotely clever so I'm just going to list all the things I'm feeling sad … Continue reading A hard, sad day
It’s still raining ash here
Dear President Trump, It's still raining ash here. When I look out the window and soft focus my eyes on the middle distance I can see a fine, fine sifting of ash coming down. I keep looking at the pavement hoping to see that it's really rain, but it's not. I even went outside just … Continue reading It’s still raining ash here
Reducing overdose deaths
Dear President Trump, I realize I've been very negative and likely coming across as quite whiny lately in my letters to you. Although I feel completely justified in calling out all the horrible things you've been doing, staying so focused on them is not good for me so I'm going to try (again) to write … Continue reading Reducing overdose deaths
It’s fun to see someone so happy
Dear President Trump, In keeping with my decision yesterday to focus on positive things for the time being in my letters to you, I want to make sure you know about Beyonce's decision to have transgender activist and actress, Laverne Cox, be the lead model for her new clothing line, Ivy Park. The best part … Continue reading It’s fun to see someone so happy
American Studies
Dear President Trump, The air has finally cleared here and we have been getting little smatterings of rain. I know a few days of normal weather don't mean there's nothing to worry about but it is nice to have a respite from the heat and smoke. I'm especially aware of our relative good fortune here … Continue reading American Studies
Extra special Sunday
Dear President Trump, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to cover all the good news that happened today at church in my allotted 2500 characters so there may be some spillover tomorrow. We'll see. Today was Homecoming Sunday. It's always a pretty big deal for us but this year our Pastor made it … Continue reading Extra special Sunday
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