Dear President Trump, Since you don't read my letters to you I'm sure you don't remember me writing several months ago about the numbered white stripes marking the drains on the barriers lining the freeway, but I have an update on them for you nonetheless. A couple of weeks ago I noticed they'd all been … Continue reading Preserve that quirky zero
Positives
We can’t throw anyone under the bus
Dear President Trump, It's been a tough week all around but there was a lovely glimmer of sanity yesterday morning at work. On my way down the hall to the restroom I walked by a Red Badge writing class for Veterans that meets every Thursday. They always meet with the door open so it's possible … Continue reading We can’t throw anyone under the bus
Helps me deal with the reality of you
Dear President Trump, So it appears we are pseudo pen-pals now that there is an auto-reply function attached to this contact page sending polite thank you notes to us odd-balls sending you our thoughts. I wasn't sure yesterday if this was a one-off but now that it's happened twice, it seems I'll have another piece … Continue reading Helps me deal with the reality of you
Namaste
Dear President Trump, Namaste. I bow to the spark of the Divine in you. I had always thought "namaste" was a simple greeting, a basic "hello" in another language. I'm not sure how I missed it's real meaning all these years, what with all the Eastern religion and meditation books I've read, but there it … Continue reading Namaste
We all have the moon because none of us have it
Dear President Trump, Looks like you and Putin didn't pull it off as far as lifting the sanctions on Russia. I suppose for Putin tilting the election in your favor was probably worth the risk of being caught. There was absolutely no way the sanctions would have been lifted if Hillary Clinton had been elected … Continue reading We all have the moon because none of us have it
There really are solid people
Dear President Trump, My mom called this evening to let me know she fell and broke her knee. We don't know when she'll be able to have surgery to repair it, but hopefully sometime next week. She lives alone in a two-story house and her bedroom and the only full bathroom are upstairs where she … Continue reading There really are solid people
Paper trail
Dear President Trump, There is so much going on it's hard to choose what to write to you about today. Since it's clearly the biggest deal, the email exchange between your son and Rob Goldstone sadly wins out. I'd been all set to write about the beautiful human chain of rescuers in Florida that saved … Continue reading Paper trail
“Kindness is everything”
Dear President Trump, Have you seen the "In this house we believe...." signs? I don't think you all have any posted on the White House lawn and I bet you don't get out into real neighborhoods much so I'm guessing you haven't seen them. The rest of the sign reads: "Black lives matter. Women's rights … Continue reading “Kindness is everything”
Not an anomaly
Dear President Trump, I read a piece yesterday in the NYT about the steady rise in young African American people moving to the South. The overarching message was that because there is racism everywhere, they are choosing to be where there are ample numbers of other Black people and where people take more pains not … Continue reading Not an anomaly
How about we act more like children?
Dear President Trump, Even though I have switched up the LKM blessing I send you to include all of us in the world, I want to be sure you know you are still the most difficult person in my life and I still say an LKM blessing specifically for you every day. When I focus … Continue reading How about we act more like children?
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