January 21, 8:04 am First Cabinet meeting of President Bo Williams White House gymnasium Thank you for being here with me today. Yes, the gymnasium is a bit of an odd location. I wanted to have this initial meeting on blankets on the White House lawn, but the weather has precluded that plan. Nevertheless, I … Read more
I gave some thought to live-blogging tonight’s State of the Union address on Twitter, but decided to pass. I could write it, frankly. Our esteemed president is relentlessly predictable. I expect zero surprises. What would surprise me, though? Hmmm… “By any reasonable measure, the Affordable Care Act is a failure. I look forward to working … Read more
I thought I might work on a couple of longer posts today in and around cooking and watching football. I wasn’t expecting to publish anything. But sometimes posts write themselves. Below is an email exchange I’ve had this weekend with a couple of family members (anonymized as Respected Elder #1 and Respected Elder #2). There … Read more