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June 28, 2026 Vic Socotra

The COSTCO Run

The Costco Wholesale over in Chantilly is only seven miles away- seven and some change- but it is a balancing act that has distilled itself down to a stock-up trip about once a month. The Whole Foods is much more convenient-I can implore one of the The Boys to go down and across the street. […]

June 25, 2026 Vic Socotra

Air Alert & Skillet Stuffer

So, you will be seeing a lot of unusual air traffic over the next few weeks as the National State Fair Celebration kicks off on the National Mall. It is an exciting time here in your Nation’s Capital and we are NOT under sttack. At the moment, anyway. Miles says we can append one of […]

June 24, 2026 Vic Socotra

Moving On Up…

Hi, Gang! It was a huge day here at Socotra House with medical appointments down at George Washington University Hospital. The trip itself was an adventure—Vic managed to throw up in the car while we were crossing Memorial Bridge—but that story amid the carnival that is Georgetown can wait until tomorrow. First, the good news. […]

June 22, 2026 Vic Socotra

The Longest Day

The Longest Day…started with… This is what we were going to go with this morning now that Miles is back from his temporary duty with the Blockade Task Group over at the Pentagon. As you know, there was a bunch of stuff going on, and if you have dealt with Persians down at the bazaar […]

June 19, 2026 Vic Socotra

Understanding the People

It is Juneteenth today, the celebration of Emancipation Day, a Federal Day of Thanks for the ending of chattel slavery here in 1865. And whatever is going on in this world when something like it seems to have returned to these shores only a few years ago. It would be easy to lose track of […]

June 18, 2026 Vic Socotra

Memos of Agreement

The messaging about memos is swirling this morning. Some of us have been watching this for nearly a half century, so you can understand our feelings veer back and forth from optimism to pessimism. We do not trust the Iranians and do not know if enough of the old regime has been eradicated to change […]

June 8, 2026 Vic Socotra

Talking With the Traders from Tabriz

Our Creative Section leader, Miles, is back this morning for a somewhat bass-ackward Production Meeting. He has been gone nearly two weeks, so it feels a little like the mayoral primary out in California, where the rug merchants apparently found enough extra ballots to get rid of that entertaining Pratt fellow. It is still too […]

June 7, 2026 Vic Socotra

Let the Games Begin!

Socotra house Logistics Staff brings up emergency supplies for the intelligence Reorganization just starting over at Langley! We started with this item this morning from the ongoing churn of astonishing issues in this curious place we all share: “President Trump said he wants incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to “start the process” […]

June 4, 2026 Vic Socotra

Anniversary of Something Big….

Below is a picture of the corner at 58 Bagley Ave in Detroit. It was once a house belonging to a young man named Henry Ford, who worked as Chief Engineer over at the Edison plant in what was then near downtown in a place looking toward the future. On the first ride- a pal […]