[The following consultation occurred on Wednesday, May 11. On Monday, May 16, Donald Trump announced, during the NBC network’s presentation of its fall schedule, that he will not be running for President – as much as he would like too, of course. Golly, I sure hope it wasn’t something I said!] Wednesday morning, sandwiched in between a Portuguese diplomat seeking advice… Continue reading The Donald Makes Plans to Trump the Presidency
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Pakistan-US Alliance Soon to Be as Solid as Ever
It’s been another six-day week for Gretchen and me, with appointments today that started at eight-thirty in the morning and ran until six-forty-five at night. At two, she showed Bhadwe Ki-Nasal Bhenchot, First Deputy Under Assistant Embassy Counselor for the Nation of Pakistan in the United States, into my office, and unless you’ve been living… Continue reading Pakistan-US Alliance Soon to Be as Solid as Ever
Uncle Sam and the Wily Pathans
Being female, Gretchen spent a good deal of time yesterday watching the royal wedding. I have a large flat screen HDTV mounted on the wall in the reception area, and it’s so much better than her TV at home, she actually came in to the office at 5:45 a.m. so she could use it to get… Continue reading Uncle Sam and the Wily Pathans
Photo Op for Bonzo
Starting right around eleven this morning, and continuing incessantly off and on all day, poor Gretchen had to contend with a long-distance caller from California trying to get an unscheduled appointment. It was Marilyn Davenport, member of the Orange County Republican Central Committee. Gretchen and I finally managed to squeeze her in between a Nigerian… Continue reading Photo Op for Bonzo
Rock-a-bye Controller, in the Airport Tower
Thursday, April 14 was unusually grueling – after putting in fourteen hours at my office in Washington, the last thing I needed when I got home to Great Falls, Virginia was yet another person asking for my advice. But that’s what I got – my land line rang not five minutes after I sank, exhausted,… Continue reading Rock-a-bye Controller, in the Airport Tower