Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile He loves his dear little girl. She is the queen of his gas machine She has his heart in a whirl. Now when they go for a spin, you know, She tries to learn the auto, so – He lets her steer, while he gets her ear And whispers… Continue reading In My Bankrupt Pontiac
Category: Politics and Law
Current Miss Universe Apparently From Mars
I was winding up a pretty busy week this afternoon, but around three, there was a vacant hour in my appointment schedule. At times like that, I like to stretch out on the couch by my office window and read, which I did. There’s some excellent fiction in the latest issue of Harper’s, but for… Continue reading Current Miss Universe Apparently From Mars
North Korean Bottle Rocket to go Pop – World Prepares to be Underwhelmed
As astute readers of this Web log are aware, my birthday is coming up – on next Wednesday, to be precise – so Cerise bought us tickets to see Jil Aigrot at Lisner Auditorium Saturday night. For my readers who don’t know who Jil Aigrot is, she’s the singer who dubbed all of the songs Marion… Continue reading North Korean Bottle Rocket to go Pop – World Prepares to be Underwhelmed
Not Worth a Continental
Shortly before five this afternoon, Gretchen rang my desk telephone and let me know that my sister-in-law was asking to speak to me about an extremely urgent matter. Fortunately, I was winding up a meeting with a client and didn’t have anything booked for five o’clock. But I guess waiting eight minutes must have seemed like… Continue reading Not Worth a Continental
I Can’t Believe It’s Not a Felony
No sooner had Gretchen arrived to open up the office this morning than a plump, middle-aged gentleman walked in and asked to see me. When she informed him I wouldn’t be in until nine, he told her he would wait until I arrived. When she told him that I already had a solid slate of… Continue reading I Can’t Believe It’s Not a Felony