Dear President Trump, Some people I talked with today were genuinely surprised you decided to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. They thought you were going to come around and do the right thing. I think they were playing the same mind game I did on election night when by 10pm PST it was … Continue reading Not a snowball’s chance in hell
Tilting at the windmill of your presidency
Dear President Trump, Before I started sending you LKM blessings every day, I had joked with a couple of people about doing so, in part to see what it felt like to say it out loud and in part to gauge their reactions. I started with people who know how LKM is traditionally used because … Continue reading Tilting at the windmill of your presidency
Selling the planet’s future to the highest bidders
Dear President Trump, Maybe people on the far right felt this way when Mr. Obama was president, that every time they blinked he and his administration were doing something odious and suspect. What's more, this perspective was layered over an even deeper suspicion he could not legitimately serve as president after you stoked the whole … Continue reading Selling the planet’s future to the highest bidders
She stayed
Dear President Trump, When I wrote yesterday about the lethal attack by Jeremy Christian in Portland, I was primarily focused on my sense that his actions were fueled by the permission you've given white supremacists. This needs to be called out as the sneaky "who me?" bullying it truly is. Fortunately though, Christian and those … Continue reading She stayed
A heavy-hearted rant
Dear President Trump, I love this line by Samantha Bee's head writer, Jo Miller: "I feel a rant coming on..." There's more to the sentence, but this part says it all for me. Nearly every day for the last 100+ days I've had rants wash over and through me and I don't see them stopping … Continue reading A heavy-hearted rant
Enough / not enough
Dear President Trump, This morning the dogs and I walked up the arterial in front of our house and I noticed a tiny garden with maybe three bean plants and a couple of tomato plants, none taller than 6 inches. The soil is more dusty gray than brown. The plot is shaded by a house … Continue reading Enough / not enough
I’m sick of this version of the story
Dear President Trump, You know how in the over-the-top evil villain kids' movies there's always incredibly unbelievable plot twists and turns to keep things moving and confusing and then at the end the big reveal is that it's some unimpressive little (as in short or totally loser-like) guy who comes out of nowhere who has … Continue reading I’m sick of this version of the story
I want to see myself and my child in people I don’t know
Dear President Trump, You certainly haven't earned the "Dear" but civility is important so the standard, respectful word is back in the salutation for now. The suicide bombing in Manchester is understandably all over the news. It was a horrific attack on innocents. In trauma therapy there is often a pull for people to stack … Continue reading I want to see myself and my child in people I don’t know
Our arrogant, angry role model-in-chief
President Trump, Maybe tomorrow I'll put the "Dear" back in the salutation but I'm too angry tonight to have any unnecessary niceties mixed into my message to you. At the end of our walk tonight we were crossing a semi-busy street. There was no traffic within 2 blocks of us when we started across but … Continue reading Our arrogant, angry role model-in-chief
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
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