(The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Socotra House Publications. Our inability on this morning to change the font size of the title or add pictures direct into the text may reflect some eccentricity of the ancient America On Line application. We are struggling to repair). Goodness, there is a lot of “stuff” […]

The Congress is wrestling with a Bill About the Border. You might have heard about it. It is a big deal, and they may get around to telling us what is in it this week, right before they vote on it. We should just leave it at that, since the idea of Senators and Representatives […]

If you are only recently awake, we have the scene-setter for you about what is to come from the sky. You have been warned about scene-setting messages and large furry animals that serve as weather-guessers, and we are going to do it anyway. Punxsutawney Phil, a noted Groundhog, did not see his shadow this morning. […]

(The Honorable, or formerly Honorable based on government service and Current Crime Wave victim Mike Gill. Photo USG). Well here we are. We have beat the heck out of January and cast it aside. The clouds have parted with the dawn here at Big Pink, and there is some momentary clarity blazing bright white from […]

There has been more information coming out about the Pandemic lately, the most recent one. We have discovered that some of the policy decisions were based not on Science, but on Policy. Splash was muttering as the meeting lurched into Wednesday norms, the one where the themes of the week teeter on the balance point […]

Author’s Note: The Legal section was in more of an uproar than usual this morning. They approved the Disclaimer, then told us we had to run it. That apparently is how the Law works! – Vic “The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Socotra House Publications […]

(Image from USS Midway, CV-41, Cruisebook 1979-80. We thought we were going to war with Iran 45 years ago). The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Socotra House Publications and its various subsidiaries. So, the discussion was solemn this morning talking about the three Yanks killed […]

We have a shipmate who made the Mountain West the family home after retiring from the Service. We had been all over in the course of working in Asia, Europe and several smaller places.We have been working in both loose and direct contact since we met in 1981, so we share a fair amount of […]

Out on the Patio, the Writer’s Section was taking a Sunday approach to original works of creative energy. There were a couple lingering issues first brought up by Amanda, the intern in the Socotra House Legal Section. She had a Millennial approach to things, and is familiar on how LawFare works in America at this […]

Morning Headlines, 27 January 2024: “On the Staggering $83.3 Million Carroll II Verdict against Trump” “Trump ordered to pay $83M, vows to appeal” Andrew McCarthy of the National Review On Line helped us wake up this morning. Andrew is a columnist for the National Review, a right-wing digital publication originally founded by one of our […]