What with the Revolt of the Arab Street in full swing, national economies tottering on the brink of default all over Europe, and the US Congress having taken to funding the federal government in two week increments, I’ve haven’t had a day off since February 13th, and neither has Gretchen, for that matter. Not that… Continue reading Tales from the Crypt – Newt Gingrich Returns
Category: Society and Trends
Governor Scott Walker to Explain Everything Brilliantly
As luck would have it, the sudden cancellation of an afternoon appointment created a dead spot in my schedule today, which the Goddess of Serendipity immediately filled with an unscheduled telephone call from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. “Can you do me a favor and tell that union-busting Koch-sucker to go [expletive] himself?” Gretchen requested as… Continue reading Governor Scott Walker to Explain Everything Brilliantly
Libya Goes Completely Gaddafi, Loses It in Front of Neighbors
Rather surprisingly, it was only forty-eight minutes after three o’clock on Friday (which is when he was supposed to show up) that I received a visit from Adarya Okhozidh Aqadumuhetchun, former Berber Matters Chargé d’ Affairs and current Supreme Policy Plenipotentiary of The Revolutionary People’s Bureau of the Great Socialist Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in the United… Continue reading Libya Goes Completely Gaddafi, Loses It in Front of Neighbors
Much Ado About Santorum
I’ve been so busy lately I had to work ten hours today just to catch up so I’d be ready for everything scheduled on Monday. Gretchen put in eight hours herself, preparing documents and doing on-line research; she doesn’t mind working Saturdays because I pay her double for weekend overtime. But about six in the… Continue reading Much Ado About Santorum
Netocalypse – the Great IP Address Mess
As everybody in the consulting business in this town knows, never schedule consecutive meetings with an Israeli and an Arab. You always need to leave sufficient time between them so that they don’t run into each other outside your building, in the elevator or in your reception area. And that’s under normal circumstances; this week, it has… Continue reading Netocalypse – the Great IP Address Mess