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May 23, 2017 Vic Socotra

Arrias on Politics: McGuffey and the Federal Reserve

Editor’s Note: Arrias takes on the bureaucracy this morning. – Vic McGuffey and the Federal Reserve Without looking it up: what are the differences between Alexander Hamilton’s and Thomas Jefferson’s perspective on the role of the federal government? Pundits often question the efficacy of Pentagon strategies, whether it’s Vietnam, tanker escort operations in the Persian […]

May 18, 2017 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Rock the Donny

Editor’s Note: Marlow, Sage of the low country, lets fly once more. – Vic Rock the Donny Voted for him when he ran Supported him when he played with the fire Russian thing knocked Donny outta the trees Now he’s on his knees He asking for cover “Please, hey” Donny, Donny, Donny Didn’t you know […]

May 17, 2017 Vic Socotra

What On Earth

I stayed in last night. I have been feeling unsettled- some vague nausea that kept me away from happy hour like usual. I was watching TV up here, since the satellite connection down at the farm is on the fritz, and I was down a quart on whatever the latest scandal of the century. I […]

May 16, 2017 Vic Socotra

The Copper Fish on Monday

(The bar in the back of the Copper Fish. We had the three stools to the right). So, Jake sent me a note on Sunday, asking if I was in Culpeper to have lunch yesterday with him and his lovely wife. I suggested the Copper Fish at noon on Monday, since the flagship restaurant on […]

May 16, 2017 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: A Fantasia on the Trump White House

Editor’s Note: To some degree, we are all a little disoriented by the state of politics. This is Marlow’s take. – Vic A Fantasia on the Trump White House Even if we live 200 years, we’re never gonna figure out what’s going on inside today’s White House. Its real nature. We might be able to […]

May 16, 2017 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Intel. Dumpster Fire

Editor’s Note: Marlow calls them the way he sees them this morning. I confess, I have never seen anything like this in my life. -Vic Intel. Dumpster Fire Author note: I wrote this early this past week, while our imperial city started spinning out of control. It was so disorienting that I searched the past […]

May 15, 2017 Vic Socotra

Arrias on Politics: Gas Attacks and Cyber Hacking

Ypres, April 22nd 1915: the Germans launch a gas attack on the Western Front. Germany had twice attempted to use gas (October 1914 and January 1915), but both efforts failed to produce the desired results. At Ypres results were consistent with German hopes; along the 4-mile front where chlorine gas was used effects were so […]

May 12, 2017 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: The Good Life at “One Flew South”

Editor’s Note: Marlow is a real person. Don’t forget! But man, I love Key West! – Vic Author’s Note: After five brief but fun-filled days seeing old friends who still reside on our former island stomping grounds, we returned back to Savannah on Wednesday. This short piece describes an oasis we found that offered a […]

May 11, 2017 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: Gong Show

Editor’s Note: This just in. Marlow lives in the city I used yesterday as the poster child for the charm of Washington as we leave it behind to live on New York Time. Oh, important correction to yesterday’s screed.: Bill Clinton was the last President to fire a Director of the FBI. President Clinton fired […]

May 10, 2017 Vic Socotra

Living on New York Time

New York Second: The shortest possible measurement of time. Vis: Standardised as the time between the traffic light turning green and the taxi behind you beeping his horn. i.e.: He only lasted a new york second in bed. – Urban Dictionary Relax. I am going to attempt to stumble through this morning without any cheap […]