Dear President Trump, Many of us are well conditioned not to brag about or even mention our own accomplishments and it is also unseemly if we get too carried away talking about our children’s, so it feels a little dicey to tell you about what our daughter’s coach said about her on Saturday. It came … Continue reading Leading with love
Hope
Kids get what matters
Dear President Trump, Maybe it’s been going on for years and I just missed it, but lately it’s been feeling like a lot of kids are acting more like adults than a lot of adults are acting like adults. Take, for example, Ruddy G’s spectacularly immature performances on national television. What adult in his right … Continue reading Kids get what matters
Mandela’s (real) 1994 inauguration address
Dear President Trump, Yesterday in doing some research on Marianne Williamson’s “Our deepest fear….” quote, I looked up Nelson Mandela’s 1994 inauguration address. I already knew he hadn’t used the quote, but I was wondering why the misattribution occurred. I think the closest line to the MW quote is probably “Let each know that for … Continue reading Mandela’s (real) 1994 inauguration address
It’s hard to study if you don’t have enough to eat
Dear President Trump, I read this morning that about 36% of university students in the US deal with food insecurity and close to that proportion cope with unstable housing. Given the secrecy and shame around not having enough and not appearing to be ok, the numbers are probably underestimating the real extent of these problems. … Continue reading It’s hard to study if you don’t have enough to eat
“Stonecatchers”
Dear President Trump, I finished Just Mercy last night, the book by Bryan Stevenson I’ve told you about before, and was so moved by the final story he shared. He was finishing up at a courthouse in Louisiana after a marathon day when he saw an elderly black woman sitting on some stairs. She smiled … Continue reading “Stonecatchers”
Some good news
Dear President Trump, Fortunately today the WP folks started calling out the cynical underpinnings of Devin N’s memo and your rousing endorsement of it. WP columnist Max Boot pointed out that the memo is really about making sure you have 34 GOP Senators willing to vote “no” should impeachment proceedings be initiated against you after … Continue reading Some good news
A Positive Campaign
Dear President Trump, Do you know who Patty Schachtner is? I didn’t until this morning when the WP ran an article about how she just won a seat for the Democrats in the Wisconsin 10th District State Senate special election. Key here is that you won in that District (dang, I just typed “Distract”…) by … Continue reading A Positive Campaign
Sincere thanks
Dear President Trump, Eating my lunch yesterday I had a chance to peek at NPR and saw the article describing the open meeting you had with congressional leaders on immigration and for a few minutes I entertained the fantasy that maybe I’m getting through to you. It was so surprising and really quite wonderful that … Continue reading Sincere thanks
Grace abounds
Dear President Trump, When I got home tonight Laura said a woman from church called to ask for our address. She explained to Laura that she feels badly about how she treated me after the service yesterday and wants to send an apology. Isn't that a nice outcome? If you were reading my letters you'd … Continue reading Grace abounds
Charting new territory
Dear President Trump, It seems to be my week for finding messages in bottles. When I was walking the dogs I came across a large piece of shiny white paper on the sidewalk. Because it was litter, I went ahead and picked it up. When I turned it over, I found that it's a school … Continue reading Charting new territory
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