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December 30, 2009 12:36 AM EST --
All,
I've recently revamped the series and I'm now posting the letters on YouTube as well! I started with a revised version of the letter that got the whole series started: An Open Letter to President . . .
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December 29, 2009 11:15 PM EST --
Dear President Obama,
Each holiday has its own associated stories and tall tales and characters, and as Christmas just passed, I’ve been thinking about Santa and the elves, and other holidays . . .
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December 27, 2009 08:54 PM EST --
Letter to President Obama #44 | Subject: The “War on Christmas”
Dear President Obama,
So Christmas has come and gone once again, and with it, we can say goodbye to the . . .
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December 22, 2009 06:44 PM EST --
Dear President Obama,
Since everyone in the country is talking about health care right now, I thought I’d chime in too. Well, actually, I’m not going to chime in on the whole health care . . .
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December 22, 2009 12:43 AM EST --
After a break, I'm back to writing letters to the President. In case you don't know, I write one a day (or so), and the letters are silly, random, and usually fairly apolitical, so please check them out. . . .
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August 08, 2009 08:33 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #42 | Subject: Politics
Dear President Obama,
I guess you could say that I’m a political junkie. I’m pretty interested in politics—I read all sorts . . .
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July 23, 2009 10:51 PM EDT --
Dear President Obama,
I was using my computer on the Internet the other day and I got a notification from my security program that a website was “attempting . . .
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July 19, 2009 11:18 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #40 | Subject: Cartoons
Dear President Obama,
In my experience, cartoons are quite effective when selling things to children, but the U.S. government's record on utilizing . . .
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July 17, 2009 12:19 AM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #39 | Subject: Romance Novels and Soap Operas Dear President Obama,
I'm writing because I'd like to discuss a pair of topics that don't get much coverage in the mainstream . . .
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July 15, 2009 01:11 AM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #38 | Subject: Conspiracy Theories
Dear President Obama,
So it’s almost the 40 th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and that’s got me thinking . . .
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July 13, 2009 11:29 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #37 | Subject: The Fourth of July and Parades
Dear President Obama,
As you’re well aware, it was the Fourth of July a little more than a . . .
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July 10, 2009 02:19 PM EDT --
So a major French daily paper, La Tribune, bizarrely opted to use machine translation (Babelfish, anyone) instead of using, you know, actual translators.
The results include head-scratchers . . .
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July 07, 2009 12:42 AM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #36 | Subject: A Housewarming Present from the President?
Dear President Obama,
First of all, my apologies for not writing sooner. I’ve been pretty . . .
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June 19, 2009 09:18 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #35 | Subject: Babies and Baby Names
Dear President Obama,
I’m writing because I’ve got a more personal question to ask you—I’ve reached . . .
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June 18, 2009 06:46 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #34 | Subject: Household Products and Consumer Protection
Dear President Obama,
I’m writing because I’ve heard a lot of talk about consumer protection . . .
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June 16, 2009 11:57 PM EDT --
Letter To President Obama #33 | Subject: Hospitals
Dear President Obama,
In a recent letter I mentioned that I was at the hospital, as I had this reoccurring pain in my side. Well, the doctor . . .
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June 16, 2009 12:13 AM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #32 | Subject: Dreams
Dear President Obama,
I’m writing because my girlfriend had this dream I wanted to tell you about. She dreamt that you lost the keys . . .
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June 09, 2009 09:51 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #31 | Subject: Cats, The Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs
Dear President Obama,
As you know, I’ve been writing you letters fairly . . .
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June 05, 2009 10:02 PM EDT --
Letter to President Obama #30 | Subject: Patriotism and Religious Symbols
Dear President Obama,
As you know, I’ve been writing you letters fairly often, once a day for about a . . .
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June 02, 2009 12:32 AM EDT --
Dear President Obama,
I’ve got a question about public service announcements. Every once in a while, I drive by this billboard with this strange public service announcement . . .
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