Dear President Trump, This morning I took on a slightly more ambitious run and went to visit “The Rock.” I thought I’d told you about the Rock before but I did a search and apparently I haven’t. Anyway, it’s a large glacial anomaly about the size of a small cabin in the middle of a … Continue reading Bearing reality and keeping hope alive
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Five times a day for the common good
Dear President Trump, This morning despite my best intentions I ran right past the new 21st street Buddha and realized it just as I got to the point where I couldn’t see it on its porch because of its house. I think the combination of being extra careful of the sidewalk cracks (one of which … Continue reading Five times a day for the common good
Transactional forgiveness. Really?
Dear President Trump, I know I talked about it not too long ago, but I want to revisit the Lord’s Prayer today. In the UCC version we say “forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors” and I’ve always tripped right on through not giving the words much thought. The last couple of weeks … Continue reading Transactional forgiveness. Really?
The white patriarchy is rootless and dead
Dear President Trump, It’s been raining here for weeks. We’ve had almost twice the average rainfall for April and more rain is forecast. We can hear the water moving through the drainage system in the basement and I continue to be grateful we got it together a few years ago to replace our aged sump … Continue reading The white patriarchy is rootless and dead
May we walk humbly with one another
Dear President Trump, I drafted much of this letter a couple of weeks ago and have put off sending it because there has been so much going on that I felt compelled to write to you about, but I’m really, really tired of fussing at you so today is the day to send this. In … Continue reading May we walk humbly with one another
Resisting weak resignation
Dear President Trump, I don’t remember whether the hymn I’m going to tell you about from the service yesterday is the same one that prompted tears and comforting of tears, but it certainly might be. The hymn’s title is “God of Grace, God of Glory” and the lead line of the 5th verse is “Save … Continue reading Resisting weak resignation
“Don’t Believe Everything You Think”
Dear President Trump, It must be as rare as hens’ teeth since I’ve only seen it three times to date, but Wednesday I saw my favorite bumper sticker: “Don’t Believe Everything You Think.” I immediately thought of you. However, before I launched into an internal rant about your thinking, I dutifully reminded myself that this … Continue reading “Don’t Believe Everything You Think”
Domestic violence is rightly part of the conversation now
Dear President Trump, I haven’t seen the pictures yet of you sitting at your pristine (no-real-work-ever-gets-done) desk signing the budget, but I’m sure those images will make the rounds. What we won’t see are the lumps in the rug and the straining closet doors where you hid the mess. And I bet there was more … Continue reading Domestic violence is rightly part of the conversation now
Let’s go with a trickle up approach
Dear President Trump, You continue to play the optics masterfully; spending the day golfing conveyed to your base you are not going to kowtow to political correctness by going through the motions of attending MLK day activities. Tossing out there to reporters that you are the least racist person they’ve ever interviewed also likely played … Continue reading Let’s go with a trickle up approach
DO NOT ENTER
Dear President Trump, I got a quite a boost this morning from reading Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globe acceptance speech and then on my way to work seeing a middle school girl wearing a hoodie jacket that had a DO NOT ENTER symbol emblazoned across the front. The image looked exactly like the big metal street … Continue reading DO NOT ENTER
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