Dear President Biden, In honor of Presidents Day here is a haiku for you: You have trained for thisnearly your entire lifetimeand I am grateful. I am wondering, though, why is it “Presidents Day” and not “President’s Day”? I just double-checked and learned that we’ve had this holiday since 1796 to honor George Washington’s birthday …
We need the best PR people to debunk the “extreme winter weather = no global warming” B.S.
Dear President Biden, It’s so great that it didn’t ever occur to me that you wouldn’t declare disasters in some states because of how they did or didn’t vote for you – of course you’d do what needed to be done whether as state is “red” or “blue.” Obviously the issue is in play because …
A missive about keeping our lids on
Dear President Biden, Most weekday mornings my routine involves getting up with the dogs to feed them and let them out in the yard to do their things before heading out for a solo walk, usually in the dark. When I get home I typically turn on the electric teakettle and then sit down for …
Let’s accelerate around the evil rot monsters
Dear President Biden, Thank you for officially putting us back in the Paris Climate Agreement today and for representing US and democracy at the G-7. I bet there were a lot of people who were very happy to see you and very happy to have us back on track. I also bet there are a …
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We need a Cabinet-level Office of Equity
Dear President Biden, I’m a few days late getting started, but this morning I decided that the thing to give up for Lent is reading any news articles or opinions that are clearly about DJT. It’s time to kick that habit. After so many years of digging into whatever nasty thing he was up to …
Gratitude haiku II
Dear President Biden, I’m pretty much out of steam and so tonight I’m sending another gratitude haiku to you because as horrible as our overall COVID numbers are and as sad and infuriating as the weather-related deaths in the South and Southwest are, I’m grateful you’re trying to make things better and not worse. It’s …
Grief haiku I
Dear President Biden, Thank you for sharing in our collective grief and mirroring it back to us today as we attempt to wrap our minds, and more importantly, our hearts, around the staggering numbers of US who have died from COVID-19 this past year. I love how you talked about each of those people having …
Bathroom breaks
Dear President Biden, This week has already been one of those completely full-on weeks. As I’ve done my best to navigate it as gracefully as possible, I’ve taken a lot of deep breaths and have reflected on how grateful I am for routines that I like. Thinking about likeable routines and how they end up …
“THIS IS ART”
Dear President Biden, I know this whole letter is going to feel super random but I need (actually need) to tell you about something that’s been troubling me since early yesterday morning. I’m guessing you’ve known about it since January 6th or 7th and that I’m just late to the party, but yesterday when I …
“THIS IS ART.” A redux of sorts…
Dear President Biden, When I showed Laura the picture of the gallows with the “THIS IS ART” sign, she noticed that there was another square nailed up on the opposite side. Although it’s impossible to tell from the WP picture that’s been circulating whether that other square conveys another message, I did see that I …
The Biden Letters 