1/20/2025

… I’m going to be marching at the MLK365 to commune with my nighbors. Wish you could join us…

1/19/2025

…How are things in North Charleston today? I suspect that at this very moment you are having breakfast with Rep. Jim Clyburn, reminiscing about the past four years. I’m sure you’ll thank him for telling NBC you “will go down as one of the greatest presidents we’ve had.” …

1/18/2025

… Since your public calendar did not appear today, I can only guess where you are. I assume you are in DC so you can clean out the Oval Office. I’m sure your people will be very careful about the papers that they remove. …

1/17/2025

…How was the event yesterday at the Myers-Henderson Hall? The folks at CBS News speculated it was the most personally poignant of your farewell events, especially when you talked about Beau….

1/16/2025

… It was a magical place where could make an equilateral triangle out of full-length mirrors, so you saw an infinite number of reflections of your reflection. I found it tantalizingly mind-blowing….

1/15/2025

… Perhaps you & I can go to one of the monuments together & do some forest bathing. That would be awesome….

1/14/2025

… When you deliver your remarks, you might mention the Ta’ang 62nd anniversary of  National Revolution Day which was Jan 12. Their army continues to fight the junta & knows they can’t win by themselves. They deserve recognition for embracing gender equity. …

1/13/2025

…  When you nominated him for the for the POTUS Medal of Freedom, you mentioned his Light. I wonder if it’s tangible when you are in his presence. Does he radiate love? If so, I suggest you bask in his glow for as long as you can….

1/12/2025

…did you see the photos of the Chinese actor, Wang Xing, who was just rescued from a scam center in Burma? His expression & emaciated appearance reminded me of the images I saw at the WWII museum of prisoners at the end of the war – both those found in the concentration camps & POWs, a haunted look in the eye, like that of a beaten, neglected dog, who has endured an excess of violence & hunger….

1/11/2025

… Have you been to the WWII Museum? If not, you should go! I’m grateful to my uncle & his buddy, Gordon Mueller, for starting the museum, to “maintain awareness of the war & its aftermath as the generation that lived through it dies off & as the Baby Boom generation raised on its lore reaches old age.”…

1/5/2025

… As I ponder the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) that you are signing today, I question the wisdom of it. ..

1/4/2025

… You probably heard that Gen Min Aung Hlaing freed 5864 prisoners but did not show up for the festivities in Naypyidaw. Do you think he’s afraid of being assassinated? At least the families of the freed prisoners can hug their loved ones & have a moment of joy. …

1/3/2025

… Thanks for protecting the ancestral lands of the Pit River & Desert Cahuilla tribes by creating two National Monuments. On this rainy day, it warmed my heart to read that news….

1/2/2025

…Thanks for recognizing Mitsuye Endo (ME) among the 20 folks getting Presidential Citizens Medals. She was the perfect person to defy the stereotypes that led FDR to inter the Japanese-Americans in forsaken places like Tule Lake….