Fortunately for me, my eight o’clock appointment this morning (a staffer for Senator John Ensign) had to reschedule his intensive spin consultation for three-thirty due to what he described as “more [expletive] trouble with that [expletive] bimbo that John’s been [expletive].” Consequently, I escaped the potentially thorny dilemma of whether to ask him to wait, or… Continue reading Persian Political Predicament Proves Problematic
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Justice Department Draws to an Inside Straight
This evening, as is often my custom, I strolled into the Round Robin Bar, intent on winding up a hectic week with a relaxing drink or two. There I found Talbot, Hornsby and Finkelstein, three attorneys at the Department of Justice, getting righteously sloshed. “Collins!” Talbot called out. “Come on over, and make yourself comfortable,… Continue reading Justice Department Draws to an Inside Straight
Innocence Abroad
Cerise and I had just finished breakfast in bed at my place this morning around eleven, and we were sipping cappuccinos when the telephone rang. Caller ID showed nothing other than an Italian number. So, figuring it might be a relative, I answered. It turns out I was correct – my caller was a relative,… Continue reading Innocence Abroad
Werner Heisenberg, Please Phone Home Via Subspace
It is an ill wind indeed, as the old proverb tell us, that blows no good for anyone. And so it has been, for the last few days, a veritable bonanza for me, as one client after another trooped in and out of my office, each gladly paying my customary fees for advice concerning the… Continue reading Werner Heisenberg, Please Phone Home Via Subspace
Shake Baby, Shake
I haven’t seen much of Veronica lately, so it was a bit of a surprise when I came home this evening to find her sprawled on the couch in the living room, sobbing her eyes out. “What happened?” I inquired, artfully concealing my irritation at her wetting down my hand-crafted Italian lamb’s leather upholstery. “My… Continue reading Shake Baby, Shake