Back in the day, when I was growing up in Little Italy, you had to be street wise, even if your family wasn’t Mafia. Now, back in the day, “street wise” in Little Italy, whether it was the one in Manhattan, where I come from, or Boston, Chicago or anywhere else that has a Little… Continue reading Dulce Bellum Inexpertis
Category: Society and Trends
Dial M for Madam
There are plenty of places near DC to hold secret conferences about prostitution scandals. But on Friday, I found myself driving all the way up US Route 95. On the outskirts of Baltimore are a number of nondescript, inconsequential and mostly unknown municipalities. One of these is named Glen Burnie, Maryland. It’s truly a place… Continue reading Dial M for Madam
There’s an Investor Born Every Minute
My dear sister Rose Lotus dropped by last night, her eyes red from crying. It’s some kind of pattern – the men screw up and their wives contact me for help – I guess it’s my basic animal magnetism that makes them identify me with salvation; although I am aware that sounds a bit kinky… Continue reading There’s an Investor Born Every Minute
Watch Out Obama, Here Come Chelsea’s Momma
The Obama fund raiser called me just minutes after the one who works for Hillary Clinton. Could he visit me this evening? Sure – I had both of them show up at eight, figuring one would arrive enough in advance of the other that they wouldn’t meet on my lawn; and if they did, what… Continue reading Watch Out Obama, Here Come Chelsea’s Momma
Kill One for the Gipper
Some clients want results, some clients want miracles. The International Football Advisory Council is definitely in the latter category. This afternoon, I contended with three inches of newly fallen snow to reach the IFAC offices on K Street. That’s enough snow to paralyze Washington DC, because Washington is a city where about sixty percent of… Continue reading Kill One for the Gipper