Thursday morning, Gretchen took advantage of a lull in the action after lunch to ask a favor – Veronica, it seems, had been after her to become the first unmarried woman in history to bear ten live babies who survive to star in a cable television show. “What’s the word for that, anyway,” she asked,… Continue reading Octopussy Lays an Egg
Category: Society and Trends
Geraldine Wilson, Please Phone Home
When Gretchen booked Nathaniel Gordon of the National H1B Visa Coalition for a consultation, I suspected he would present some tough problems, and I dare say he did not disappoint me. Arriving promptly at eight a.m., wearing a ten thousand dollar suit, a six thousand dollar pair of shoes, a thousand dollar French cut shirt… Continue reading Geraldine Wilson, Please Phone Home
Good Thing that Cucumber Flunked the Audition
Washington had its first snow storm of the winter yesterday, followed this morning by an ice storm that has, predictably, paralyzed the place completely. Around eleven thirty, our new President remarked to reporters he’s quite amazed that a quarter inch of ice could render the capital city of the greatest nation in history a crippled shadow… Continue reading Good Thing that Cucumber Flunked the Audition
New Secretary Endures a Taxing Interview
What with Monday and Tuesday wiped off my calendar by the Inauguration, I’ve been working late all week. It was after six when I completed my final consultation. Then the phone rang. It was Timothy Geithner. Tom: Good evening, Mr. Secretary-designate. This is Tom Collins. How may I help you? Geithner: Please, call me Tim.… Continue reading New Secretary Endures a Taxing Interview
Bush to History: Don’t Misunderestimate Me
I like a nice bagel with smoked salmon once in a while, but it’s getting harder and harder to find wild caught Nova Scotia smoked salmon these days, and Nova salmon’s the best and wild caught fish is the only fish I will buy. If I want to consume the flesh of an animal that’s… Continue reading Bush to History: Don’t Misunderestimate Me