Dear President Trump, It doesn't happen all that often but over the last couple of years (yes, even before you were installed in office) I have periodically found myself pondering questions of my relative worth. Usually it is when I am doing some mundane task. I am not aware of feeling resentful of doing said … Continue reading “Irreplaceable works of art”
Common Ground
Empathy boost
Dear President Trump, Yesterday as I was crossing the parking lot at work to get to my building I found a small, folded piece of notebook paper with what looked like a letter written on it. I think rather than being a letter, it's actually the text of a short speech someone wrote for a … Continue reading Empathy boost
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
Green cars
Dear President Trump, A couple of weeks ago I floated the idea of using something one encounters out in the world fairly frequently but not all the time, like green cars, to remind oneself to think about kindness or to wish others peace. I decided to take myself up on the idea and I've been … Continue reading Green cars
Regular human beings
Dear President Trump, This morning I tried imagining you wearing protective eye wear to view the eclipse and I just couldn't see it. I knew there was no way you'd be a good sport and deign to wear such silly glasses. I did hope, though that someone would manage to override your vanity and make … Continue reading Regular human beings
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
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
So it’s not about some silly fight with Obama’s legacy
Dear President Trump, I keep having to step back and reconsider the ideas I float for helping our country because I realize later I've neglected some crucial aspect of the problems. This time it's that the Sleeping Beauty idea of some more liberal portion of us braving the dense thicket of B.S. dividing us from … Continue reading So it’s not about some silly fight with Obama’s legacy
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?
Nascent soul searching
Dear President Trump, I hope you were able to take some time to enjoy your birthday today. I'm guessing it was probably challenging and you may not have felt much like celebrating given all the awful things that happened. When the Waco siege and the Oklahoma bombing happened on my birthday just two years apart … Continue reading Nascent soul searching
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