Dear President Trump, As I write this, you have a little less than two days left in office. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I feel a great sense of relief, knowing that your time in the White House is drawing to a close. Sadly, the damage you and yours have inflicted on …
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Blast From the Past: An Open Letter to President-Elect Trump
I believe in second chances. Even third and fourth chances – more even– if they’re earned from a place of sincerity, honest effort, and facing the appropriate consequences. If not for opportunities for redemption, I wouldn’t be where I am today. And I don’t doubt that at some point in the future, I’ll screw up …
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Take It Personally
All politics is personal. I’ve written about this idea before, and it’s been stuck in my head all morning since I read a news story posted by WCAX. More on that in a bit. I first came upon the phrase via Ralph Wright, who served for a decade as Speaker of the House in Vermont’s …
World Tour 2020
I spent a bit of time this morning looking at blog data for 2020, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had visitors from an even larger number of countries than I had the previous year. In 2019, 71 different countries were represented in the annual summary. This past year, there were 79! …
Top 10 Care Packages of 2020
Care Packages, which get posted each morning at ethandezotelle.com, have become the linchpin of my blog. They’re a nice way to start the day, putting together bits of culture to share with readers, and this year the positive response to them has gone through the roof. I look forward to continuing them in 2021. Here’s …