This would have been a delightful morning to take an unbiased look at where we stand on the assorted issues 26 days out from the election. Button it up, you know? Be prepared! The talk this morning started with the storm of course, since that is no metaphor. That led to some discussion about other […]

The crew was restive this morning. The messaging is in such velocity and so many vectors it has us in a swirl. Section Leader DeMille has admonished some of the crew to adjust social habits and medication, where appropriate, to handle the assorted areas of high interest. So, some of us have been up for […]

Those were the words from a lady in North Carolina who said “if you come for the looky-loo on the storm damage, you out to try to help.” Good watch words with the anniversary last year’s horror that started some of the others we have shared through the messaging of the lst year. Management asked […]

Down on The Farm? We got a minor entanglement with the treasurer’s office that caused us to consider residency stuff there and here. And over there. Residency and jurisdiction are just some of the issues in the air and this one was on the windshield this week. Virginia permits assessments of personal property to be […]

So, Surprise Tuesday is coming up, and we thought we would give a gentle reminder. Not a flashing red light, or a siren or any of that. The annoying claxon horns have been rattling for so many months now that is time to calmly and reasonably look at the horizon and recognize what we all […]

Legal told us to insert the reminder that the opinions contained below- and above- are those of independent contractors and necessarily those of Socotra House Publications, LLC, Arlington, VA. Morning, Comrades! This was a week of jitters and twitters wasn’t it? There were a few pivot points in our continuing anxious state of affairs. They […]

We actually don’t know if we are between them, or whether this is all really one big surprise. Creative Team Leader DeMille directed us to have a focus group to ascertain expert opinion, since Thursdays, like many other days, has a challenge in that act. Focus, we mean. Thursday are vulnerable due to traditional Wednesday […]

There are multiple spinning cyclones in the world this morning. Those are the tight circling winds that break 75 miles an hour and can go to hundreds of mph in speed. Those are profound, and we have been told to treat them with respect. We are permitted smiles of mildly bemused amazement. It also accounted […]

Press reports indicate Iran did their bit with missiles arcing in the heavens this morning. They responded to the Israeli ground offensive in southern Lebanon with a barrage of ballistic missiles today, less than 24 hours after the Israelis initiated a limited incursion to target Hezbollah assets. The IDF said all Israeli civilians were waiting […]

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 four miles away from the Picnic Table. We used to do a whimsical sort of party with a glass of wine to celebrate […]