Dear President Trump, We've already established that American history is not my strong suit. I could never keep dates and places and people straight when reading about grand happenings in the remote past that seemed to have little to nothing to do with me. But I did read lots of biographies. People's stories and the … Continue reading A more perfect union is in the works
Positives
Gay pride and evolution
Dear President Trump, Happy Gay Pride Day! I hope you got to take in the DC parade today. I bet you all have a good one. The parade here was wonderful. Lots of people of all different sorts -- old, young, brown, black, white, gay, straight, parents with kids, drag queens, kids with parents. I … Continue reading Gay pride and evolution
Leave wild places wild
Dear President Trump, Tonight we took the dogs to Magnuson Park on Lake Washington. There's no particular reason you should know anything about Magnuson but it's quite an amazing place and I hope you can visit it sometime. It is on the site of the old Sand Point Naval Base. A lot of the buildings … Continue reading Leave wild places wild
Freed up to see some real treasure
Dear President Trump, I just don't have it today to give you any fierce compassion so I'm going to tell you about a quirky little thing I noticed on the way to work this morning. There is a stretch of freeway right after I get on near my house that doesn't seem raised but really … Continue reading Freed up to see some real treasure
Petty private competitions and excuse-making
Dear President Trump, The sun is shining here and word has it there are Federal Grand Juries in Virginia meeting this morning about your campaign's ties with Russia. Pretty great start to the day, I'd say. Certainly more hopeful than the all male, all white group of senators McConnell has tasked with the Senate's healthcare … Continue reading Petty private competitions and excuse-making
Fairness fairy dust is in short supply
Good Morning President Trump, I hope you slept well. Even though I'm sure there were no fairness fairies sprinkling your head last night with magic equality and compassion dust, perhaps a good night's sleep will have made you more disposed toward the greater good. The image of pesky little fairies dispensing positivity dust on you … Continue reading Fairness fairy dust is in short supply
I can’t keep up aggrieved crisis mode all day every day
Dear President Trump, I think you all should change the choice in the "Message Type" selection box for sending you messages since it's really not the case when people use this portal and click "Contact the President" that we are actually contacting you. At best we are lobbing words in your general direction and really, … Continue reading I can’t keep up aggrieved crisis mode all day every day
“Put the data you have gathered to beneficial use”
Dear President Trump, I just checked and you all haven't fixed the spell check for "positivity." That's probably a good thing, really, since it would be a cosmetic fix at best. What I've been thinking a lot about lately is how hard it seems to be for most of us to admit we were wrong … Continue reading “Put the data you have gathered to beneficial use”
“Positivity” spell-check fail
Dear President Trump, Of course I realize that you personally have nothing to do with the set up of this contact page or with the underlying support systems, but it is deeply ironic that the spell check here doesn't know the word "positivity." When I noticed this last night I didn't check, but will now, … Continue reading “Positivity” spell-check fail
Positivity – day 11, a single gyrating leaf
Dear President Trump, The main positives I see for today, your 100th day in office, are that you haven't dragged us into a new war and that nearly all your major initiatives thus far have failed. You have inflicted plenty of harm with various executive orders and your whole approach to the presidency, but I … Continue reading Positivity – day 11, a single gyrating leaf
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