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Advent at Socotra House

Advent at Socotra House

Inline image It is a pretty big Sunday at Socotra House, and you can understand why if you follow one of the most Christian traditions, We are proud to share some of the Abrahametic traditions across three major faiths, of course. But we have a few of the other, older traditions involving eternal flames and […]

Socotra House Motors

Socotra House Motors

The Chairman decided to clean out the garage before the holidays and threw open the doors on the P1 Level at The Trillium. You can imagine how the Zoomers acted when they got a chance to sit- or lay down- in some of the classics the Boomers remember from the days when the open road […]

Black Friday 2025

Black Friday 2025

The Boomers and Zoomers were at the table early on Friday. There were some stories to clear up that had languished over the flurry of alarming news about the shootings here in downtown DC, and the apprehension about danger to the parades on Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday earned its name with the news that one […]

Two National Guard Soldiers Shot Near White House

Two National Guard Soldiers Shot Near White House

Twenty minutes ago there was gunfire down between the White House and Farragut Square. Preliminary reports are about a lock down at the Treasury Building after two National Guard personnel, unidentified and with conditions not yet released. Gunman not yet apprehended. The two victims were reportedly walking down the street. The safety of such behavior […]

Thanksgiving Eve

Thanksgiving Eve

Jimi Hendrix would have been 83 tomorrow, and the Boomers who heard the great guitarist’s music in person always reserve Thanksgiving Eve to do some preparatory celebrating. We sympathize with Jimi Hendrix, whose birthday is on Thanksgiving and we feel he always got short-changed on his personal holiday. The traditional Turkey Day festivities normally overwhelm […]

Process is the Punishment

Process is the Punishment

Miles gave a little frown from his seat at the head ofhte conference table. There was some crimson flashing at the Rotonda high-rise condo development through the wall-to-ceiling windows of the 4th Floor of The Trillium. He was hold a glowing phone with a note from an old shipmate out west. The letters were tiny, […]

15-Minute County Update

15-Minute County Update

We recently ran a story on this place over on Marble Lane near Fair Oaks Mall. Some of the interns were dispatched to check it our and report back to Section Leader Miles and the Boomers who no longer have the enrgy to get up early and work. The matter at hand falls into the […]

Digital Revelations

Digital Revelations

So, there was that and the news that the 26-point Ukraine Peace Offering is actually a proposal from Mr. Putin, not Mr. Zelensky. We do not claim to know if what Secretary Rubio is saying this morning, or if a shaky peace might break out. Oh, Rocket made a short announcement that most of the […]

Reconstruction

Reconstruction

There was some wild excitement displayed in the 4th Floor Conference Room on Friday. There was noise, of course, but it was louder than the sirens that normally call attention to the street at all hours of the day. There was some of that calling attention of course, the sound of which brought the smaller […]

Thriller

Thriller

We had talked about the Socotra House encounter with Artificial Intelligence. The hope from Section Leader Miles was that we could mine the exhaustive archive that sleeps on the big machine in the basement of The Trillium, Socotra House HQ. There is material that dates nearly to the turn of the century, plus added debris […]