Dear President Trump, Today is letter number 450 to you. Doing the math this works out to over a million characters (assuming about 2500 characters per letter) and a little over 10 regular workweek’s worth of time (assuming about an hour per letter). When framed like this I’ve got to wonder whether this is a … Continue reading 450 and counting
Science
“They’re protecting what they hold dear”
Dear President Trump, I hope you played golf today and didn’t spend Earth Day ordering Pruitt to find yet more environmental protections to undo. Yesterday there was an article in the WP about the idea that millions of years ago there might have been another version of an industrial civilization on earth. The people floating … Continue reading “They’re protecting what they hold dear”
“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”
You can’t erase us
Dear President Trump, You know, sometimes it takes all day for whatever it is I’m going to write you about to percolate up to the surface and sometimes I’m at loose ends until a late story finally grabs my attention. Today it was the latter situation; when I heard about the ridiculous word ban you … Continue reading You can’t erase us
You all are squaring up for an incredible two-fer
(had to send it two installments) Dear President Trump, So, at the outset here, I really can't square what I am going to say to you today with yesterday's idea that we are on an inexorable arc toward true justice and peace. Maybe by the end of this letter I'll have found a way, but … Continue reading You all are squaring up for an incredible two-fer
We need to be safe to do our thing
Dear President Trump, I've told you before how I run early in the morning, but what I haven't shared is how careful I am to cross the street if I see a man up ahead, to stay within certain geographic bounds so as to avoid going anywhere near the frat houses down by the U, … Continue reading We need to be safe to do our thing
Proposed increases for NIH in spite of you
Dear President Trump, Before sharing my thoughts on the good news in the news I want to finally tell you about the walker. It belongs to the widow of one of our longtime ministers. She is always impeccably and elegantly dressed and her hair is always perfect. She is both warm and cool when we … Continue reading Proposed increases for NIH in spite of you
You are the exact wrong leader for us
Dear President Trump, How are you going to play it with the major report on climate change your administration is currently reviewing? It's basically a no-win situation for you and as I see it, there are three potential courses you could take. The most likely option is you will suppress the report or insist on … Continue reading You are the exact wrong leader for us
“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 – 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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