That Wall Street fella has quite a lot: Nine cars, six houses, and a great big yacht – Designer clothes and all that rot, He’s plumb lost track of all the stuff he’s got. Go beg in the street and live in a shack, You ain’t ever gonna get your money back. Go barefoot wearin’… Continue reading The Grinch Who Stole $50,000,000,000.00
Category: Politics and Law
1600 Tobacco Road, N.W. 20500
Nothing takes the edge off a Washington winter quite like a visit to the Botanical Gardens. That’s not the National Arboretum, by the way – the best time to visit there is in the spring. The Botanical Gardens, however, can be most appreciated, in my humble opinion, in the winter, where stepping inside is like instant… Continue reading 1600 Tobacco Road, N.W. 20500
Erin Go Blotto
Around one o’clock this afternoon, I was working alone at my desk on petroleum market models. I had just wound up a four hour marathon meeting with a Saudi diplomat, and had promised him some immediate results. The Saudis have known about the odd nature of the petroleum supply curve since the early 1980’s, when an American… Continue reading Erin Go Blotto
The Election Isn’t Over Until the Fat Lady Votes
As the crow flies, 821 Upshur Street, Northwest, is only about a mile from the pleasant upscale Washington neighborhood that hosts our National Zoo. But as anyone who lives in a modern American city these days can tell you, a mile, in many cases, might as well be a light year. So, after work today, I… Continue reading The Election Isn’t Over Until the Fat Lady Votes
Military Intelligence Once Again Proved Oxymoron
Friday morning at eight a.m., the phone on the night table next to my bed rang. From the caller ID I knew it was Gretchen, who, having been raised on a farm, likes to come in early: Tom: Yes, Gretchen, what is it? Gretchen: Mr. Collins, there’s a… military gentleman here, from… that’s the US… Continue reading Military Intelligence Once Again Proved Oxymoron