Those were some of the volleys from yesterday. We did not put the three tankers CENTCOM struck on Monday on our map, including the one reported now on the bottom of the Persian Gulf. But you can see the ominous red lines of the missile tracks heading west from Iran. The reported target solution was […]

Hi! Afternoon from Fairfax in the Old Dominion of Virginia! It’s Deirdre here. I wanted to check in after the Production people got done complaining about the Chapter One and Chapter Two continuity problem. That dragged us back to why we are currently in Fairfax, and how this flexible living arrangement seems to suit people […]

Cooking for the Crowd Inline image Vic had the good fortune to be born in Detroit, a city famously located north of Canada, although explaining that geography to people elsewhere can take longer than eating lunch. It would be faster to just click through and order some. Speaking of which—here, have a pierogi from Pietrzyk’s. […]

This was an unexpected and tough morning we were not expecting until the end of the week. We we will not spend a lot of time describing the emotions that poured out of the little Alexa radio in the cube farm just down the passageway from the elevators and the Galley/Conference Room complex. Management likes […]

Miles said I could start with the big panorama of one of the patches of cabbage that came up with the breakfast fritters. You need to remember we are changing seasons here at Socotra House. The Creative Section is huddled with Production, attempting to get the manuscript for my Cooking With Oil book through this […]

This happened on the way to another one of those meetings with Production people who say our big Celebratory Summer project is not nearly as far along as Section Leader Miles had been led to believe. There may be risk of missing an option on some paying punditry that could cushion the winter for the […]

Best Ever Potato Soup …Ought to be on the Ready List for Fall! Fall does not always arrive with a calendar. Sometimes it simply shows up at the Galley door asking what is for lunch. The beef stew was already bubbling away, which naturally led to the question of what else we could do with […]

Working on the Holiday! Pacing Ourselves on a Day of Labors!Inline image This is a team effort to get the holiday weekend launched with a modicum of respect, an outburst of collective energy and a commitment to good humor and fun. How do we intend to do it? Easy peasy, Pals! We started yesterday when […]

Whew! The Flea Market concluded at one this afternoon, with the Socotra House Creative Section representatives rolling back across the River both hungry and thirsty. That naturally would have led to some of Deirdre’s FIFA-Cup mood adjusters, though it appears Rocket, Splash and Vic may already have started on the way back to Fairfax. That […]

It was a busy intro to a Labor Day tomorrow on which we intend to relax, grill outside, and get prepared for a solemn observance of the 9/11 ceremonies next Friday. We got the day pretty much shut down after Happy Hour. The Spartan fans here were relaxed, still enjoying their victory over the Toledo […]