Author: vicSocotra

Over the Falls

Over the Falls

(Annie Edson Taylor, first person to ride in a barrel over Niagra Falls and live.). The image looks a little strange today, though it had provoked a minor disturbance as the production meeting wrapped up on Friday. Of course you recognize the lady in the picture, and the anniversary of her signal accomplishment. She was […]

A Matter of Collaboration

A Matter of Collaboration

(Image generated in collaboration with ChatGPT AI. Copyright TBD). “Up all night?” asked Miles as he eased his way into the conference room to watch live news when it kicked in with the fresh faces and bright colors in vibrant motion on the wall. As a Patrol Squadron pilot, he liked easy targets but was […]

Designing the Future

Designing the Future

Melissa was in full voice at the Production meeting when she arrived for the Wednesday Daily production meeting with a platter filled with pastries and a jug of coffee Mate creamer to peoduce her Flat Yank coffee and fished in her purse to pull out a glowing tablet. “Sorry I’m late, but this image has […]

MORE ON THE NEW PROJECT

MORE ON THE NEW PROJECT

Miles told us to lead with the cute picture of someone winsome and serene. We had to go with Holly as a mechanism to get to the other Creative and Technical staff at Socotra HQ. So, there she is, and below is a little glimpse f what is going at the Hq with the government […]

THE NEW PROJECT

THE NEW PROJECT

The “Wimmin!” were at the New Stanley Hottel, delivered by the former East Africa Rail from Mombasa.Which led to the stories contained in the current book project;THE WORDS ON THE BACK FLAP SUM UP THE PROJECT, LIVED BY:AND SOME OF THEIR PALS…While doing this:While living this:And ‘This.’ This is Snidely Whiplash, one of the best […]

Projects

Projects

Miles was in a mixed mood. He had a little box that contained an ancient manila box. It held a small notebook, pocket sized, and a few cartoons scrawled with ink and marking papers. “I assigned Snidely Whiplash to go through some of the old files from the locker in the Conference Room and try […]

Mail Call: Happy Birthday, USN

Mail Call: Happy Birthday, USN

Happy Birthday, USN. Above, USS Constitution earns her call-sign as “Old Ironsides” in her battle against HMS Guerrier n 1812. There is some dispute abut who was operating on the high seas on this day some 250 years ago, but we will render this tribute to those who have served on the waves since before […]

Dragon Falls

There is a rip-roaring tale just published that is an invaluable tale of a world in being that is invisible to most of us. In this one, retired Navy Commander Jack Tanner is described as he arrives in Malaysia on a cyber-security book tour. The vestiges of his counter-intelligence training shapes his innocent movements. He […]

Arrias: Change of Weather

I looked out on the back, there was a young doe under the maples, a shaft of sunlight through the trees despite the clouds above – as if out a master’s painting of a forest scene, but there is already a scattering of gold and red leaves Autumn Approaches Speckled sunlight filters through the trees,A […]

Arrias: Roses in the Stone Garden

I wasn’t sure until this morning, but… I drove up to Arlington today for a funeral, then came home – long drive, but necessary… Roses in the Stone Garden Place the rose on the ground, By the flower of stone, So many stones, row on row, Dear Lord, how they have grown. I placed roses […]