Today, I drove over to Fairfax and did my part as a good Catholic, attending the confirmation of a pair of twins. They were my sisters’s brother’s wife’s children, and no, I’m not their godfather, that honor fell to my sister’s husband’s brother’s wife’s brother, an Irish police detective from Chicago. All of my sister’s… Continue reading Rock-a-Bye Recession
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Republicans Consider Name Change to “U.S. Pity Party”
I had no problems voting at my appointed polling place this morning. I’ve been a registered voter in Great Falls, Virginia for about ten years, I vote in every election, it’s a rather affluent community with no significant minority populations and I’m self employed. Consequently, the polls are very well equipped with lots of recent… Continue reading Republicans Consider Name Change to “U.S. Pity Party”
From the Long Legged Beastie, Lord Deliver Us
Veronica called me at the office today, around one in the afternoon, and asked me to receive her latest male friend for a consultation “around three.” She was a bit disappointed when I told her I only had a half-hour slot open at two-thirty. “Don’t worry,” I assured her, “since it’s my schedule constraint, not… Continue reading From the Long Legged Beastie, Lord Deliver Us
What Not To Wear
It was around four-thirty yesterday afternoon, and, it being Friday, and Fridays being generally slow, Gretchen asked if she could leave early, and, naturally, I said yes. In order to have it ready for a Monday morning meeting with some gentleman from Guinea, I hung around putting the finishing touches on my analysis of the… Continue reading What Not To Wear
Thereby Hangs a Tale
He that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed. Around ten-thirty this morning, Gretchen buzzed my extension. “You’ve got Joe the plumber on line two,” she informed me. Being eager to finish remodeling my basement bathroom, I picked up instead of requesting that… Continue reading Thereby Hangs a Tale