Author: Vic Socotra

Proper ID

The glib words run out this morning, and I am tempted to run along with them. I heard the Vice President wasn’t precisely in charge of the border “situation,” whatever that is. The President seemed to be adamant about that the other day. But the “situation” on the border is “more complex” and one for […]

Arrias: Cato, Sulla and Government Reform

Editor’s Note: Arrias this morning addresses one of the primary reasons things don’t seem to be working well in our Republic these days. There was a string that followed about the distance between those that enjoy the sea of cash that is flowing from Government printing presses to a variety of startling things beyond the […]

House Resolution 353

Whew. Thunderstorms rolled through the Piedmont this morning, announcing their arrival with brilliant flashes of light, followed in a few seconds by insistent sharp blasts of thunder. There was no point in attempting to stay under the eiderdown, and moderately caffeinated, we began our Sunday. We have talked about the Press Conference last week. Socotra […]

Marlow’s Musings

Editor’s Note: The following essay and poetic musings are contributed by Socotra House stalwart Marlow, prince of the Coastal Empire. It was an item in a contentious morning meeting by the Editorial weenies at Socotra House. Some said that total compliance with new Footnotes would limit the semblance of objectivity we harness to make the […]

Building Back Better

(The Compliance Department submitted a new diagram demonstrating full support to Building Back America Better. They explained that although things were better before the Government shut everything down, we need to get closer to net-zero emissions, putting on coats when the climate alters, changing our behavior to accommodate inexperienced Amazon Prime deliveries, and hoping none […]

Folks, I’m Goin’

First up, I need to stress how impressed Socotra Publishing was with Mr. Biden’s performance yesterday. That is sincere, and not some set-up to a bad joke. The Press Conference was a big deal, and it went well. There were those who were whispering that it would devolve into some sort of mass melt down […]

Stay Interested!

(Management regrets that outdoor single viewing of cherry blossoms with three and six foot social distancing, double-masked is prohibited this Spring for your enjoyment). The week certainly has been interesting. That is the only way we have survived this curious year down at the farm. “Stay Interested!” There is local politics, which I will not […]

Weather Report: Is the Transition Beginning?

Goodness, what a week! I could delve into the last event of public madness, but it is getting tiresome. The mass shooting in Atlanta last week seems to have been the act of a young white man who had some sexual problems he decided to act out with gunfire against young Korean women- mostly- though […]

When the Sun Shines…

(A Piedmont Environmental Council map depicts the Maroon (burgundy) and Greenwood (purple) utility-scale solar power plant sites proposed between the towns of Culpeper, Stevensburg and Lignum). It is cloudy this morning, so cloudy I couldn’t read the meter for the electricity. They say we will see the sun again in a few days. I got […]

Life & Island Times: They’re in the wire

Editor’s Note: There is more excitement in an already exciting year! The Government is going to send me some of your money, while riffling through my wallet to send you some of mine. We are billing it to our grandkids. What could go wrong? Don’t ask the kids. Marlow has some observations of his own, […]