You know why Miles had his hands full with the 0900 Production Meeting. His watch sections had agreed to gather at that hour, a third coming in, a third departing with some yawns, and Splash leading a group having drinks that mingled Flat Yank coffee with an extra stimulant that left them curiously energized and […]

Sorry- didn’t mean to alarm you with the title for today’s Daily. But the President is doing some negotiations with some crafty Persians. Splash collected rugs in his time overseas. It was a sensible collection for a career Sailor, since moving every two years and raising kids born near Waikiki. The intricate designs and remarkable […]

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 […]