This afternoon around two, I was concluding a consultation with the international trade attaché from the Embassy of Ghana. As we wound things up, just by way of being polite, I asked how things went during President Obama’s recent visit to Ghana’s capital, Accra. “For the most part,” my guest assured me, “everything went splendidly. … Continue reading His I-O-U’s… Start in Sacramento…
Category: Politics and Law
Tear Out the Front Page – There’s No More Toilet Paper
Stopping by the Round Robin Bar on my way home, thinking to partake of that single, classy tipple that would, with the help of a few salty snacks, provide a nice buzz but still keep me below 0.08, I witnessed Minot, so deep in his cups that the sight put me off drinking for the… Continue reading Tear Out the Front Page – There’s No More Toilet Paper
O Ushalin Zhala Sar o Kam Mangela
“The shadow moves as the sun commands.” It’s a figure of speech in the Romany language, one I learned last week. That’s right, I was kidnapped by Gypsies, and that’s where I’ve been since two days after my last post. Now, Gypsies have been kidnapping people for centuries, and it could happen to anybody. Well,… Continue reading O Ushalin Zhala Sar o Kam Mangela
Big Bad Sawbones Coterie Goes Code Blue
My two o’clock consultation today was with a Dr. Benway, on the behalf of the American Medical Association. He bustled into my office precisely on time. As I offered my hand, I watched as he surveyed the available seating choices – there’s the sofa by the window, a chair at the end of it that’s… Continue reading Big Bad Sawbones Coterie Goes Code Blue
Persian Political Predicament Proves Problematic
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