Arlen Specter started telephoning my office around eight this morning, but I was booked solid and couldn’t spare a minute until noon, when I asked Gretchen to order out for some sashimi and sushi nigiri, then made a quick trip to the bathroom. That done, I returned to my desk to find him waiting on… Continue reading The Myra Breckinridge of the Republican Party
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Slivovitz’ List
It just so happens that the only place serving kosher food anywhere near my office downtown happens to be Ofishel’s, on H Street, and, since strictly kosher is the only food Rabbi Mordechi Slivovitz will eat, that’s where he invited me for lunch today. Not that you can just walk into the place and order… Continue reading Slivovitz’ List
Pakistan’s Finest Geopolitical Mind to Visit Washington This Week
George Frideric Handel passed away two hundred and fifty years ago this April, and if you happen to be a Baroque music devotee, that’s more than enough of an excuse to do something special. So it was that the Washington Bach Consort gave an excellent concert this afternoon at the Strathmore complex over in North… Continue reading Pakistan’s Finest Geopolitical Mind to Visit Washington This Week
Swine Flu Projected Not to Affect Most Appropriate Population
Yesterday afternoon at three, I went over to visit Williams, who is a GS-15 in the General Services Administration IT organization for the GSA Headquarters at 1800 F Street here in Washington, DC. Ostensibly, the purpose of our meeting was to review my analysis of GSA IT enterprise architecture. “Let’s cut to the chase,” Williams requested… Continue reading Swine Flu Projected Not to Affect Most Appropriate Population
The Ides of Texas Are Upon Us
My four o’clock consultation on Wednesday was with one Austin Houston Crockett Bowie Bonham III. Mr. Bonham is a tall, rangy, handsome fellow, and very fit. As is their custom, Southerners usually spend the first few minutes of their consultations with me making small talk. From that, I learned that he has a home on… Continue reading The Ides of Texas Are Upon Us