As careful readers may have noticed, I have been feeling bad al summer- a sort of car-sick feeing that won’t go away. I was concerned enough about it that I actually figured out my health care arrangements, now that I am a Medicare enrollee. I made the requisite appointments, was told by one specialist that […]

(The impressive spire of Christ Church Alexandria, attended by George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Photo Socotra). I ran across a bit of news the other day that confirmed that I no longer live in a place I once did. It was about The Rebel, the one who stands at the intersection of South Washington […]

An evening of naval history and the role of intelligence in battle at the International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum (800 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004) is a national treasure of spookery, tradecraft and strange tales. It is a must-see attraction when visiting Your Nation’s Capital, and well worth the trip downtown. Numerous […]

(The Burger Bash 2015 Grand Champion, two in a row for Tracy’s Willow team). I told you last year it would not be the last time I wrote about Willow. In a way, it is always going to be with us. Heather talked about it at Front Page the other night, that the one-year anniversary […]

Linden, New Jersey, can rest a little easier this afternoon. A fellow named Ahmad Khan Rahami was found sleeping in the doorway to a bar, and when awakened, produced a pistol and engaged in a running gun battle with police after shooting a cop in the abdomen. Thankfully the officer was wearing a ballistic vest […]

I am in terre incognita here. I wake each morning with the dread feeling that something awful is either about to happen, or already has. I am staying away form the television. The left and the alt.right commentators are savaging each other, and the kick-off for the Michigan game is still an hour and a […]

Well, things are getting interesting, aren’t they? I am not quite sure what to think about it all. If that video clip from the 9/11 ceremony had not surfaced, we would not even be having a discussion, much less breathless theories about insidious medical matters, body doubles and conspiracies. It is a bewildering world of […]

We have a broad and inclusive net to capture ideas filled with the diverse nature of Life in These United States. To that end, the staff of the Daily Socotra has introduced you to some fellow digital scribblers in the digital world. We hear from shipmate Point Loma about the way life was like, afloat […]