Author: Vic Socotra

Arrias and His Muse: We’re Ready!

The Bard of Culpeper, A’lyin’ in his bed, Leg up, nasty wounds must heal, He has crafted a benign tale, But the truth we must reveal! A treacherous attack, a cur with a blade, The Chairman fights back in the dark! A wound in the leg, another in his chest, Before the dogs could even […]

Arrias: Arsenal of Democracy

Author’s Note: A quarter of a million $$$ for a Javelin… The war in Ukraine, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, grinds on. Tragic scenes keep repeating themselves. Even as they have, apparently, solved the immediate problem of getting Ukraine’s grain out of Odessa. Meanwhile, the US keeps sending weapons to Ukraine, which, all things being […]

Letter on the Lunacy

Editor’s Note: We have a strict policy on commentary regarding policy. Our policy is to not have an official position on anything. – Vic Author’s Note: One reader responded to yesterday’s surly pithiness below with this one liner “I was thinking about it this morning…if not Kamilla, then good old Nancy. Yikes!” Here now are […]

The Food Thing

(Russians rocket Odesa the day after inking an agreement to re-open Ukrainian ports). The games of Summer are continuing as Fall looms. Issues are war, food and energy. In terms of what is happening in one of the problem areas: · Ukraine and Russia seal deal to open Odesa port 22 July · Intended to […]

Arrias and His Muse: 50 years and More

Author’s Note: 50+ years… We should already be to Saturn’s Moons… We should be mining methane off of Uranus and Neptune… – Arrias Arrias and His Muse: 50 years and More On a magnificent pillar of fire, With a mighty rumble and a roar, They raced into the heavens above, Carrying mans most basic desire. […]

Weather Report: Our Best People Are On It!

The Writers Section at Refuge Farm threatened an update on Energy for this week. We have not reconsidered that matter, though the perspective on the issue has been as transitory as some other issues are not. The dead-even balance in the Senate between Blue and Red is clearly the factor this week, and Senator Joe […]

Dr. Fauci Daze

I was thinking about Docs yesterday since I have to go and see one this morning. This one wants to do a plunge into my left leg and look at a clot, which has been the cause of some circulatory issues. I have not burdened you with a series of missives regarding Medical Adventures, They […]

Arrias: What Next?

Author’s Note: The recent statement by the Iranians… I think we are headed to something unpleasant… Arrias: What Next? Today, Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council for Foreign Policies and a senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, announced that Iran has enriched uranium to 60% and “we can easily produce 90% enriched […]

Letters to the Editor

Editor’s Note: We like to kick off Monday morning with what contributing savant Arrias likes to term his “Weekly Article.” It is stimulating stuff and there is a lot to talk about. There were some troubling issues in his essay “What Next?” The one in point is the culmination of more than 40 years of […]

Our Sunday Routine

You know it is a holy day today for several of the religious faiths. We are an inclusive bunch at Refuge Farm, as you are aware. We do our best to ensure that our diverse congregants, practicing or not, have the freedom to express and celebrate their views of their paths to eternity. Sometimes that […]