‘The Beastâ in Havana (Photo by Pete Souza)
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10:10 AM: The President delivers remarks to the people of Cuba at the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso
11:20: Meets with members of Civil Society, U.S. Embassy Havana
1:25: The First Family attend a Major League Baseball exhibition game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National Team at the Estadio Latinoamericano.
3:50: The First Family depart Cuba en route Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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On This Day: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulates President Barack Obama on the House vote to pass health care reform, prior to a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, March 22, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Morning!
Moooooooooooorning Jackie!!!
How are you doing Chips? Iâm on week four of a nasty cold and have been getting crankier by the day. This is not fun for my long suffering husband. His cold lasted three days and I was actually jealous.
Oh damn it Jackie, thatâs one stubborn crappy cold. WHY IS THERE NO CURE YET??!!
A question for the ages, Chips.
I canât wait to hear what President Obama says to the people of Cuba! I predict that at least half of Cuba will be in love with our President by the time AF1 takes off.
Good Morning TODVille!
Buenos dĂŹas Chips y Danny!
Morning, NCLB. I took a course in Spanish a few years ago and every bit of it has pretty much left my head, although I can more or less read the simple stuff.
Goooooooooooood moooooooooooorning No Child! :-)
Do I have the right date? Would it be a certain Canadian ladyâs birthday?? If yes, HAAAAAPPPPPY BIRTHDAY VC!
If no …… :oops:
A gift from your LA buddies courtesy of GGail….
What an absolutely glorious photo! If it is the right date, I hope itâs a happy and fun-filled birthday for VC.
If itâs the wrong date, Jackie, GGail will disown me and VC will never stop laughing :???:
đ itâs the right date.
And if you donât see your name listed, blame it on the mimosas and not our hearts. We meant wellđ
And amk, what can I say? đ
Lovely! Just lovely! Happy Birthday VC! :-D
That is so beautiful i know vc will love it.
Happy Birthday VC!
ok, that does it. who forged my ‘signatureâ signature?
:lol: You mean you werenât at the brunch with the ladies??
the gurls never invite me for anything. :(
:cry: Iâll talk to them, make sure youâre invited next time, you poor little thing.
*sniffling* oookay, thanks. Have them stock upon on single malt, ok? the scotch kind, not your kind.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
Yes, it is our lovely VCâs birthday today.
Thanks so very much for posting our gift to her đđđ
Good morning everyone. That is a great picture of 3 beautiful ladies. Thank you for putting the gift together for VC.
Happy Happy Birthday VC!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful fun, exciting day!
GM MtMđ
You ladies are great. What a wonderful gift for VC. Wished you were all closer to MN. LOL. Neena where are you.?
Thanks Roberta. đ
Where is the birthday girl????đł
how wonderful….this is…
Happy Birthday ..VC….wishing you the Absolute Best BD….((huggs))
:shock: :shock: :shock: You gals planned a party and didnât tell me!!!
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THANKS ever so much,to EVERY ONE of you!!!!! This is awesome! It certainly adds light to what is an overcast, drizzly, light-snowy day! :) :) :) Iâm soooooooo touched (and not in the head unowho1 & unowho2)!!! I donât feel a day older than Chipsâ 25 years!
This is horrific NCLB and my heart goes out to those who are injured and the families whose loved ones were killed. Then I saw that Trump was immediately exploiting this tragedy on twitter because he always manages to reach new levels of despicable behavior. Iâm sure our President will make a special statement today.
GM JackieG.
Sorry to hear about your lingering cold — theyâre so damn annoying, I do my best every Winter to try and avoid catching (and hope a lot), and am so grateful when it doesnât turn into something worse (which happened 20 years ago, turned into bronchitis/asthma [never had asthma before or after, knock on wood] and ended up in the hospital. :(
Absolutely hate being shocked upon waking, hearing about still more unspeakable acts of violence.
Iâve never been to Europe, but thought they had similar security procedures as US. How could something like this happen at a departure gate?
Happy bâday, vc (vicky canoook)
Thatâs moi. Thanks heaps, pardner!
I am praying for a slow morning at work so that I can listen to President Obamaâs speech.
Happy Birthday, VC!
Happy Birthday to you vc
Many thanks, Annibee. Itâs great to be alive! :D
So nice to have you drop in on my celebration - thanks, Symmetry.
I hope that you have had a wonderful day. Blessings to you my dear.
I have had and am having, Symmetry. Thank you! ;) Iâve even stopped before the mirror a time or two today - a rarety for me - to see if this extra year is showing. :D
BTW, Symmetry, did I miss your WH visit ‘reportâ? I slide in and out so much these days that it wouldnât surprise me if you shared in one of my away-playing-scrabble periods.
I never got a chance to post. My life has been hectic since my return. I got to tour the East Wing. It is small but absolutely beautiful. It was nice to see the rooms that I have been seeing on TV. I can send you some photos via email if you want.
O yes, IF you wouldnât mind. Iâll DM you my email
Okay
Oh Wow! This terrorists attack in Brussels.
Good Morning, Everyone :)
Thanks so much for TOD and their fabulous coverage of the First Familyâs trip to Cuba.
Truer words, NCLB. This is what every major news outlet across the country has to keep saying every day.
The rest of the world is worrying about America, because I know they are wondering how in the world could they even be considering electing something like Cruz and Trump.
Iâm worrying about America, Bella, because I donât know how ANYONE could consider voting for those two creeps.
ITâS THE END TIMES..AND THE FALL OF SOCIETY………………..READ THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS..GOD DOESNâT MAKE MISTAKES AND HE DOESNâT REWRITE!
Trump is a danger because he thinks heâs the smartest kid in the class. He goes to his brain for foreign policy advice?!?!?!? Therefore, he would probably make national security decisions — probably knee-jerk decisions — based on the information in *his head* rather than pay attention to intelligence information; especially if it doesnât agree with whatâs in his head.
He makes statements like this, yet who do the various media outlets have on the phone to get their thoughts? God save us!
To VC! May your day be special in every way.
Good health, inner peace and great joy in all that you do.
Thanks NCLB, it is indeed very special! I suspect not many people come online to such warm wishes on their special day. I am soooo blessed to be a part of the TOD village and family ….and todayâs celebration has been a terrific reminder of this.
I wished we had a complete transcript of that news conference.
Here ya go. :-D
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/21/remarks-president-obama-and-president-raul-castro-cuba-joint-press
Fascinating article. Obviously Raul does not give press conferences and he doesnât like reporters.
Happy Birthday VC. Hope you are going to celebrate with all of us today.
Jackie,
I forget to acknowledge your 1st place this morning!
CUTE PICTURE BUT I FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE WHO DRINKS..BEEN THERE…DONE THAT…YEARS AGO…NEVER AGAIN!..JESUS IS MY WATER!
Only in moderation. Thatâs the key word. Moderation!
:-D
Congrats on 1st Jackie, Good morning Chips, Danny and all the early TOD Family. Looks like another busy day in Cuba. We are in for a snow storm tomorrow. Weather service predicting 6-10″ of wet snow. Looks like I better do my errands today. :-)
Paging the man with TINY HANDS!
Donald Trump is a man with no class, sure he has money, but he has proven that money isnât everything. You canât buy the things Trump need.
(Iâve said to many friends that this man was simply a low-class wealthy bum.)
Itâs truly amazing the number of people Trump manages to offend each day. By the time he gets to the Republican convention, the number will be staggering.
WE MUST PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE IN BRUSSELS………………….I WILL BE WATCHING FOR THE ENERGIZER THIS MORNING….HOWEVER..I WILL BE MORE RELIEVED WHEN THE FIRST FAMILY IS BACK ON OUR SOIL!
I FEEL FOR THE PEOPLE OF CUBA….I DO NOT AT ALL CARE FOR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CASTROS!
ON MY FB……………….HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE INCREASE IN AIRPORT SECURITY THROUGHOUT US…………
so apple still gonna bitch and moan about ‘privacyâ? the loony left? snowdenflakes?
I so agree with this thought……
Uh huh…
Wasnât the EU busy casting symbolic votes to grant Snowdumb pardon a few months ago?
Good Tuesday, Chipsticks…TOD Family!
This is why the man with TINY HANDS should not be near the WH, let alone inside it!
GM TODville.
Thank you NCLB for keeping up informed of the horrific attacks in Belgium. Makes my heart sink to think of what has happened there.
Some pics before PBO speech this morning:
“It begins to fill the great theatre of the Havana Alicia Alonso waiting for the speech of @POTUS”
“Little by little the place fills”
Itâs your day, VC!!!
Thank you for sharing it with me, SW. :)
:-D
There were two good comments over at BJ about the FBI/Apple situation:
Comment 1:
Comment 2:
Interesting move by the FBI to announce that they may have hacked Appleâs IPhone. I donât know if the FBI is bluffing or not, but now they might have to show their hand in which case Apple must now reengineer their product. Even if the FBI hasnât hacked Appleâs IPhone in my opinion the FBI has swayed the public opinion to their side.
i still feel that this is a phony issue…Americans give up their privacy rights everyday when they go online…how many read the privacy pages…how many just check the lil box and go on to the next page…how many read the fine print on credit card statements…
Some Americans are funny…they would rather someone else get blown up then give up their so called privacy rights…
all that appleâs posturing about ‘caring for your privacy, blah, blah, blahâ notwithstanding, wonder what will be appleâs reaction if there was an attack in their facility and the fbi recovered the terroristâs iphone.
boooommmmmmmm!!
I hope the birthday girl eventually surfaces and views the post.
I have to get out the door for work.
See yâall later đ
Sheâs probably sleeping in but we all.know she will start her day at TOD. Send her an email GGail to read Early Bird Post thereâs a buff pic of PBO :) :)
buff as in body building not in-the-buff.
Iâm here, and I thank you so much for being a big part of the team that brought a very special touch to my day! It was unexpected, and is much appreciated. It always makes me feel special when someone[s] remember[s] my birthday! :)
Good morning, TODers. I hope you are all well and ready for Tuesday.
Another unspeakable tragedy in Brussels and another day of RWNJ media exploitation. I await my steady President.
WOW, check this out:
WOW! Take this to the next post, meta, very interesting.
Iâm very proud of her and her grandmother. It takes a brave person so young to be themselves and being accepted by their loved ones.
Gâmorning Chips & TOD! Congrats Jackie on#1, and a Happy Birthday to our legendary TODer - VC! :)
My thoughts goes out to the people of Belgium. Just a year ago right around this time, I stayed in Brussels and London visiting relatives/friends. I traveled the Eurostar blissfully; not once did I fear for my safety at that time. Now a year later, how things have changed. :(
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to vc!!!! Hope your day is filled with pleasure and contentment and whatever your heart desires!!
Thanks for being such a good friend to TODville. CHEERS!!
My day is ….wonderful, Meta, bolstered in large part by the good wishes and virtual hugs from this family! :) :) Thank you so much for adding your warmth to the mix!
Good Morning Everybody.
Heads up
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/03/22/the-president-delivers-remarks-to-the-people-of-cuba/
Yes, all of Belgium is closed down this morning, including the EU buildings and all of the public transportation [trains, buses and airports], and all underpasses on the roads, so in effect all the roads are closed.
I came here today, however, to ask what the h is going on with Bill Clinton condemning Oâs administration for the last “8” years as “awful”.? The man is going to be sure Hillary is never elected President. Couldnât believe that when I read it.
He miss-spoke and the GOP are using it against HRC. Yes Bill needs to think before flapping his gums.
100% taken out of context - he sure could have said it differently but he was attacking the dysfunctional congress not the President.
Donât ever believe the GOP and the US political pundits.