Author: vicSocotra

A Slap Shot Worth Taking

We have a token Detroiter on the Creative Staff. That would be Vic, who has a unique perspective on things Canadian. He grew up barely two miles from the border, where the old Ambassador Bridge carried nearly one-third of all trade between the United States and Canada. He crossed it regularly, heading west through Ontario […]

A Quiet Sunday

It was a quiet Sunday on the Fourth Floor at Socotra HQ in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Miles was back from a round of consulting over in Arlington, while Pastor Frank stopped by on his way to the ten o’clock service at the AME & C Chapel, where he performs his Sabbath duties. Deirdre was finally […]

Project Sunrise & Almond Biscuits

(Gas in the Air. That bird is full.) Good morning! Miles here, back from thirteen straight days over in Arlington pretending to know something about wars. The President has announced another pause before what everyone is already calling the Really Big Strike, so I decided to reclaim Sunday morning and wander back over to the […]

Rocket’s Garlic & Herb Crusted Prime Rib

“A proper roast for people who’ve earned one.” “All right,” Deirdre announced as she lifted her canvas tote from the Galley counter. “It’s Saturday. Normally that means a quieter watch around here. Unfortunately, the renewed war has decided not to take the weekend off. Miles is following the finance people, the President says there may […]

She’s Original

HI! this is Splash and I wish I knew her name It is in archives in which I have no interest in pursuing. I do wish I knew her name to at least wave before we approach the next rapids. She was the young woman chosen to represent one of Bill Reddig’s futuristic concept kitchens […]

Dierdre’s Politics and pOTLUCK!

Teriyaki Chicken Thighs For Ten or Twenty “The Rogues Galley” Becomes “The Vixen Kitchen?” OK, that was Splash, and I told him to get out of the Galley. So you can see I have one of those mornings. Miles headed off to Arlington to meet with some finance people to determine whether the President can […]

More Iran Strikes May Mean Feeding Twenty

Busy morning, Folks!. We just wrapped up Production Meeting, and Miles looked like he’d been standing the mid-watch. The Boys stayed up again as the crisis lurched into a twelfth night of strikes and counter-strikes. Congress is heading home for August recess, but around here the Conference Room may be getting busier instead of quieter. […]

Where Do We Stand?

All right. Just hang on for a second. This is Miles, and I apologize for having Deirdre fill in these last few weeks filled with interesting activity. I’ll tell you about it if things slow down and everyone fills in on what they have been doing. The news this afternoon is that I am turning […]

Afternoon Socotra Product Launch Edition

Editor’s Note: Miles says this counts as news, so we’re running it. This afternoon marks the soft launch of my next project. The working title is Cooking for the Crowd, and it grew out of something I hadn’t expected. It actually started with The Rogues’ Galley, the remarkable compact kitchen Bill Reddig designed for Kelvinator […]

Deirdre’s Origanal Rogues Galley

Hi! Miles said I could take the lead on today’s edition of The Daily. Production has taken my cookbook away. Apparently Cooking With Oil is now “finished,” which means I am forbidden to improve it until the September release. They suggested I stay the hell away from it for a while. I lasted almost fourteen […]