h8k2_3-022515 “I have often said that an intelligence officer has one task, one job, one mission. This is to tell his commander, his superior, today, what the [enemies] are going to do tomorrow. This is his job. If he doesn’t do this, then he’s failed.” – Captain Joseph J. Rochefort, USN I was having one […]

Editor’s Note: Mules is a shipmate who has contributed accounts of travels and curiosities around this somewhat threadbare globe. His particular insights in aviation, military and commercial, are remarkable. He happens to live in Carmel, CA, and takes in the Pebble Beach Concours d’elegance and auctions each year. With his bride, Mules provides commentary and […]

I just sent one of the essays that our columnist and classically-trained commentator produces each week. This one conveys the sense that a lot of us have these days- “Can we just do something else for a while here in the Swamp?” Be careful what you wish for. The Next Big Thing turned out to […]

Editor’s Note: It was a toss-up this morning between the cookbook and the story of the decline-and-fall of my folks. I could not make up my mind- but I will keep looking for both to inflict upon you. The dramatis personae include Raven, Big Mama, my sister, Anook of the North, and brother Spike. This […]

I don’t want to bring it up- and will lance the boils on the body politic that seem to proliferate before our very eyes. A boil, just by way of reference, is a painful, vile fluid-filled bump that forms under the dermal layer when bacteria infect and inflame one or more of your hair follicles. […]