We have, as the President has often remarked, already won the conflict. Sadly, we are not referring to the continuing conflict overseas. What appears to be happening in that regard is that the people of Persia have been led by a savage branch of militant Islamist, one committed to the triumph of their version of […]

Pastor Frank had to step in this morning to guide the Production meeting since Miles had taken the usual suspects own to gaze on the Peak Bloom of the Cherry Blossoms down at the Tidal Basin on the other side of the Potomac. We have not seen him, or Dierdre or the Rocket-and-Splash dynamic duo […]

It’s today! At least that is what Mike Litterst says, and he is the most respected bureaucrat in the District in his position as Communications Director for the National Mall and National Park Spokesman. His hat alone gives his declaration some authority. Mike says it is happening now, or rather shortly after lunch today. We […]

It is an experiment we could no longer resist. They do not sell the Big Arch at all the Mickey-Dee restaurants in North America, much less the World. But we heard that the Golden Arches in Tyson’s Corner had them on the delivery menu just as an experiment. We pounced on the opportunity. This is […]

Miles looked up the table, which was thin on attendance for the Production meeting this morning. Rocket looked a little pensive. Splash seemed to be pleased to be awake for some reasons he was not sharing.T ough he had been smiling at Holly when the bagels came in with Keith, who rolled through on his […]

Yesterday, Socotra House LLC’s Legal Shop got a call from an old mentor who had stuck things out over at the Columbia Broadcasting System for what would have been a career. Or it would have been if he had done the same amount of time in the armed forces or fire-emergency. Or with the Cops. […]

250 Years Ago on this day, 22 March, the British Parliament Passed the Stamp Act. If you are reading this tomorrow morning, on the 23rd, we get official credit for the last celebration of this daily reminder you will see. Our Section Leader Miles had a throw-away story that he was going to use for […]

The cadre for the pre-weekend production meeting was limited to an equal pallet on gender and approval lines.Miles did not count himself, since usually only one “grown up” is required at these things. “OK,” said Section Leader Miles in the voice of authority he had practiced as a Patrol Squadron Commander in a hundred All […]

The Reuben That Slipped Time The plan had been solid. It always is at the beginning. Tuesday was devoted to the work. Splash, under direction from Miles, was tasked with producing a follow-on to Deierdre’s St. Patrick’s Day Reuben Special Luncheon. Something efficient, scalable, and just a little bit better than it had any right […]

We are showing solidarity with some of our communities today. Dierdre had been threatening a treat to honor our Irish if she got the Galley cleared out. That had occurred late yesterday as the Monster Storm blew north across the Potomac. Keith helped, with the supposition that it would yield a decent plate of something […]