Through the Cease Fire Yesterday—apparently—the world order ended. Or nearly did. In any case, it paused long enough for Section Leader Miles to organize things at Socotra House into manageable pieces. We are, as you might expect, busy. The end had been scheduled for yesterday, which explained the crowd in the conference room. On a […]

(Jinny Martin’s cake topper- saved all these years and done in perfect harmony to the original dress). . Vice Admiral Rex Rectanus enjoyed a wonderful marriage of 49 years to Derlie, formerly of Jacksonville, Florida. It only ended with her death in 1998, and they adored one another. It occurred to me frequently in the […]

There are words- strong ones- that go with the ups and downs of April 3, 2026. Both directions carry with them great danger and wild excitement at the closeness- and distance- of eternity. The Socotra House Creative Crew was mostly joined in the conference room for the events surrounding the Artemis 2 lunar mission. The […]

Miles smiled at the faces arrayed along the conference table as Good Friday’s dawn glow was lost in the dark gray mist out the windows. Temperature was in the 50s, giving us a little shiver on the way in from the Parking Lot. There was no shivering for those who came down from the 6th […]

Miles was not pleased. Three devices sat in front of him on the broad expanse of the 4th Floor Conference Room table. He looked up at the assembled faces. “OK. You don’t expect me to lead the Daily with one of these? Where is the shot of Artemis II lifting off over the Cape—heading for […]

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 […]