Hot morning in politics and a tumult coming in our Weather! The left-of-center candidate for the US Senate in Texas has disappeared from the campaign trail due to Flu, by some accounts, or an allergy to beef food products according to other traditional Texans. We thank the Lord for the blessings of the peaceful heavens […]

The news hit hard today and evoked tears from those here not prone to hold them in reserve. Coach Ditka was a fixture for all those raised in SE Michigan. He wasn’t one of their Lions, but he was a feature of every NFL weekend in the Fall across most of the years in a […]

  It is a special day for those who serve, or remember what it was like to come home. Think about how big those words can be. There are thousands of thanks to be conveyed, and we will only add our best wishes along with them. Well done to those men and women who went […]

And of course, that means the hand grenades can be as personal as the news in our headsets! What a treasure it is to have lived in these times of excitement and great change! Copyright 2026 Vic Socotrawww.vicsocotra.com

  Some mornings call for something reassuring! Splash apparently decided this one required bacon, three cheeses, ranch seasoning, Ritz crackers and chicken—an impressive collection of ingredients assembled under his typically modest title Million-Dollar Chicken. That seemed appropriate, since the morning news was demonstrating once again how quickly renowned institutions can discover that the concepts of […]

There is plenty out there to talk about, some of it momentous and we do not claim to be smart enough to sort it out. We do consider the preparation of some seasonal basics as justification to enjoy a sustainable year for snacks. We are workng on baking and visual projects to go with a […]

There are heroes among us, and they have been revealed in the heavens above in this astonishing series of Big Weeks! As we enter Autumn’s winds of change, we can look back on hundreds of years of accomplishments, advances and the sense wonder at the arrival of a leap into a future that is partly […]

  It is New Years! It is a day we used to celebrate with smiles on the little budget staff nestled in the bowels of the big five-sided building a shade less than fourteen miles away from the Trillium Picnic Table. We used to do a whimsical sort of party with a glass of wine […]

Morning, Gang! Holly has a nice breakfast lined up, and we have a couple words to explain why things are a little crazier than usual this morning. First, it is New Year’s Eve! Or, at least it is for those of us who spent portions of our lives wandering through the budget furrows of the […]