I got all wound up last night after reading the article in what used to be Time Magazine by a journalist named Mollie Ball. She enthused at length about the people who saved the Election. They saved it by…well, you know. I must have been enthused with excitement about the unity showed by the AFL-CIO […]

Bryce Update (Bryce Resort reported some Virginia ‘powder’ snow this week.) Editor’s Note: Socotra LLC is not delving into real estate, nor speculation. We accidentally helped sell the property next door to world famous Refuge Farm, but that is another unrelated event in the ones we string together to make our lives. This came from […]

Another interesting week and ripples swirl on the exposed part of the Swamp. Retired General Austin has taken his post as Secretary of Defense. His first decree was to announce a “60 Day Stand Down” for DoD to ensure the new Administration’s priorities are implemented across the Department, including the spooky parts. There are some […]

The Strand Hotel, Yangon “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” – Aung San Suu Kyi Editor’s Note: There is another challenge to the New Administration in Washington, which is a […]

It is a noun, you know? Some would use it in the traditional English manner to describe a second crop species, also known as a “rowen,” according to our pals at Merriam-Webster. We watched Punxsutawney Phil from his lair atop Gobblers Knob this morning. His handlers say the first cut on our lawn rowen is […]

I am sure you have seen the meme that circulated wildly after the Inauguration on 20 January. Bernie, the benevolent socialist, attended the ceremony in mask and bright knitted mittens. He lent his iconic views of a new socialist America in his attire, which featured sensible warmth, knitted mittens and a hidden smile. We think. […]

This is a fabulous morning! I have to attribute part of my emotional zeitgeist to the snow, of course. This causes all sorts of contrary thoughts. I was a snow kid growing up. In Michigan, the snow came around Thanksgiving and was with us until the beginning of April. Depending on what the weekend might […]

Editor’s Note: I am lucky to be with you this morning on Marlow’s side of things. These days it is hard to tell. – Vic Waiting in line looking back at a world of visions Inside and outside of Savannah’s vaccine site at the Alee Shriners Temple Author’s Note: As I waited Friday afternoon at […]