...Did you watch the VP debate last night? I didn’t because I was too busy enjoying the company of family. Consensus seems to be JDV won, whatever that means. ...

... I’m so glad that Jimmy Carter (JEC) made it to his 100th birthday today....

...I’ve been looking at videos & photos of Asheville, NC & its environs. I am so grateful that my 90-year-old friend, Harriet, no longer lives in there....

...Jonathan Kuttab, a Palestinian Human Rights lawyer working for peace & justice in Palestine/Israel ... points out that folks need to recognize “you don’t make peace with your friends but with your enemies” & get over the taboo of talking to Hamas...

...  I am troubled to see that the IDF carried out a “precise airstrike” to kill Hassan Nasrallah. ... Please do not praise this extrajudicial execution....

... I’m sorry to hear about the loss of your childhood buddy, Tom Bell. I appreciated your sentiment that “he returned love with boundless loyalty. He was a man of honor, decency, & grace. A man of utmost character.” What a gift to have a friend like that!...

... Also tell him to stay away from our munitions factories! A photo of his visit to the one in Scranton, PA looked to me like a guy going to a car dealership to fondle his dream machine. ..

... President To Lam needs all the help he can get to meet his goals of enhancing his workforce to become technologically proficient, resolving electricity shortages, curbing corruption & speeding up government policies...

... my heart sank when I read about Sec Gen António Guterres saying humanity is “edging towards the unimaginable – a powder keg that risks engulfing the world?” ...

...my brother just became a grandpa. His eldest gave birth to a 7 pounder with XX chromosomes...

...Sounds like you & Anthony Albanese (AA) had a lovely time together talking about the state of the world. Did the topic of Burma come up?...

          I wrote a pretty good letter the other day & now it has disappeared!

... Do you think Trell Thomas achieved his goals of making the brunch a moment for people to connect, strategize, & push the Black community forward? ....

...Your conversation with PM Keir Starmer. Each of the news outlets characterizes it a bit differently making me wonder if he convinced you that it’s ok for him to give VOZ the go ahead to use the British Storm Shadow missiles for expanded strikes in Russia....

... I hope you have fun with the NCAA basketball champions today. I know USC Coach, Dawn Staley, will be thrilled to introduce her Gamecocks to you....