Friday night, I worked late and the parking garage in my office building contained very few vehicles. Furthermore, as far as I could tell as I walked through it, it contained no people at all, not even any garage employees – I’d have to use my 24-hour access key to get out. Under those circumstances,… Continue reading Return of the Rest Room Rodeo Rider Romeo Ranger
Category: Politics and Law
Happy New Year!
The baristas at local gourmet coffee shops here in the DC Metro area pulled a lot of extra shots for many of their regular customers this morning, as the resident hordes of federal contractors made bleary-eyed tracks for their office desks. They had all been up rather late for a Sunday in Washington, a town… Continue reading Happy New Year!
President Pistachio
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn’t very popular in the West, but he sure does get a lot of Western media coverage, and now I know why. All you have to do is contact his press secretary, Ali Salammi Hanjobbi, and ask for an interview. And so it was that I interviewed President Ahmadinejad early Wednesday… Continue reading President Pistachio
Monday Evening Quarterbacks
Late yesterday afternoon, I was summoned to the Pentagon for a situation meeting following the first day of General Petraeus’ Congressional testimony on Iraq. Thirty seven people filled a large conference room. The seating followed typical Washington protocol – the alpha dogs occupied places in plush leather upholstered oversized chairs at a large oval table,… Continue reading Monday Evening Quarterbacks
The Incredible Invisible Candidate
I sent out for sushi and spent lunch hour with my feet up on the desk, my head nestled between the Sennheisers, listening to Pavarotti. Yeah, he was a big, fat slob. And he acted like a complete fool sometimes – like that time when he sang the role of Verdi’s Otello – Shakespeare’s Moor. … Continue reading The Incredible Invisible Candidate