Thank you for visiting and perusing The Biden Letters, a new set of musings, rants, suggestions, and loving-kindness prayers in letter form that follows and builds on the correspondence I sent daily to President Trump for much of his time in office. Those letters are archived at Daily Trump Letters. If our miserable time with …
Voting rights ~ a round we can’t afford to lose
Dear President Biden, Happy August, a day late. I hope you had a good weekend and that you’re feeling refreshed and ready to defend democracy. It sounds like a few of the tears in your cape maybe got some attention on Friday when you met with Pelosi and Schumer about the need for an all …
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Today’s find ~ a US Virgin Islands quarter
Dear President Biden, I am happy to inform you that Laura’s COVID test came back “virus not detected,” which while not as satisfying as a straightforward “negative” is overall a very, very good thing. I wish way more people were as fortunate. To celebrate her certificate of current good health, Laura went with a friend …
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Three cats
Dear President Biden, I don’t have much for you this evening but will share a couple of things. First, we are waiting to find out the results of Laura’s COVID test. She met with a new work colleague on Monday at a coffee shop and since they are both vaccinated, they didn’t mask-up. Unfortunately, the …
How about we avoid hitting bottom when it comes to global warming?
Dear President Biden, My walking goal yesterday was to swing by and see the 12th Ave Buddha. I hadn’t seen him in a couple of weeks and I don’t like to go too long between visits to the various Buddha, donkey, and bunny statuary in the neighborhood. I know – it sounds kind of pathetic …
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Whole new (scary) ranges
Dear President Biden, In the spirit of sticking with my pact with myself to stay “eyes wide open” about global warming, this morning I made myself read the WP article Amid Summer of Fire and Floods, A Moment of Truth for Climate Action by Sarah Kaplan and Brady Dennis. It’s long. And it’s depressing. Apparently …
The violence of nooses
Dear President Biden, It’s been a minute since I’ve had a moment to write to you. I don’t usually go this long between downloads, but a combination of being more tired than usual, having more work than usual, and playing more Scrabble than usual (as in playing Scrabble at all) have led to low letter …
The air we breathe
Dear President Biden, Diesel fuel fumes are wafting through the front windows from the huge dump truck that’s dumping a ginormous pile of gravel, dirt, or asphalt (not sure which this morning) in front of our house. It’s also incredibly loud when the trucks are getting in gear and drivers have to floor it to …
Park beauty
Dear President Biden, You could probably shoehorn it into your schedule since you’re right there, but unfortunately I’m not going to get to visit the National Museum of Women’s Art there in DC before it closes for renovations for two years starting August 9th. The WP had a nice piece about the museum the other …
We need a plan
Dear President Biden, Rousing, righteous speeches can be terrific catalysts, and lines like “I’m not saying this to alarm you. I’m saying this because you should be alarmed.” are clever and catchy. Such lines might just give some people the poke they need to move out of the “I’m not sure how bad these GOP …
Goldfish lessons
Dear President Biden, Early this morning I had a semi-major “whoa – wait a minute!” kind of realization thinking about how little tiny aquarium goldfish an inch long can grow into football-size behemoths when they’re free to roam around in lakes. It wasn’t as though I didn’t know about the gorgeous orange and red spotted …
