Miles told us to lead with the cute picture of someone winsome and serene. We had to go with Holly as a mechanism to get to the other Creative and Technical staff at Socotra HQ. So, there she is, and below is a little glimpse f what is going at the Hq with the government shut down and everyone is safe for the moment.

We were playing with the AI feature on the computer to generate group shots of the weekend crew in the Conference Room at Socotra House world headquarters. The Doc character is based on a sketch the Chairman’s father did of his old Flight Surgeon Charlie Fleigleman who left active duty to become official company on-site medical support. He prescribes glasses now as the official staff Ophthamologist.

Snidely was showing his usual earnest gaze through loading the crude sketches and photos to create a realistic cast of characters for The Fifteen Minute County and Letters to the World projects. Look Out!

And the ladies insisted on inclusion to avoid turning the Socotra House Daily into a Squadron All Officers Meeting (AOM). There enough of that going on, in both domestic and international flavors.

This was the result of the morning, which certainly get’s our demographic distribution correct in terms of Boomers and youngsters just in time for none of it to matter. Like, the “No KINGS!” demonstration that had a fairly big turn out across the country and right inside the Beltway. The
chairman was muttering about being pleased none of his Creative Staff were nailed. he had warned us all of the accidental consequences of attendng ordinary Jan7 events and we actually had our own demonstration out on the back patio at The Trillium’s vibrant senior living level.

Elsewhere? China’s Premier Xi may be facing an unexpected early retirment if the abrupt retirement of nine senior PLA officials. You can see why our influencer cadre is concerned. and the flight crew’s Offing, Hoffman, Jhnny and Woody were prepared to take action if any happened to be required.

We could go on about that, but the crew from Naval Air Station Bunker Hill, Indiana, and the Conference Room weekend crew are getting ready for holy services and the National Football League offerings. Or something more personal, you know. We will ask the computer what it thinks after lunch and if we can get Doc to slow down for a minute.

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