Solution to Rampant Indian Corruption Imminent

My first consultation after lunch this afternoon was with Dr. Chutiachod Haramijhaatrandkimoot Gaandukuthri of the Indian Embassy.  I immediately concluded that, he, too, had recently finished lunch himself, which, if the odor of his breath was any indication, consisted of something made with stale lentils, sour mangos, over-ripe kudampuli, moldy ratin jot and putrid charoli… Continue reading Solution to Rampant Indian Corruption Imminent

Super Committee or Stupid Committee? You Decide!

Cerise is away on business this weekend, so instead of going out on the town yesterday evening, I worked late, had dinner at the Willard and stopped by the Capital Grille afterward.  There, I spied Hilton, a Republican congressional staffer who works for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known to most Americans as… Continue reading Super Committee or Stupid Committee? You Decide!

White House White Washes Little Green Men

I was down at the Round Robin Bar in the Willard Hotel again tonight, having a couple of drinks after work, when I spied Wolfram, who works at the White House, downing a branch water mint julep all by himself.  So I went over to his table and joined him. “No point in drinking alone,”… Continue reading White House White Washes Little Green Men

A Hot Time in Old Town Santa Fe for Dr. Muller, Courtesy of the Koch Brothers

Today, I conducted a consultation with Dr. Jadwiga Ordure-Cerveau, Ph.D., senior vice-president of the Climatological Union of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic Skeptics, a non-profit educational scientific organization headquartered here in Washington, DC.  Her problem stormed out of her mouth the moment she seated herself squarely in the chair situated directly in front of my desk. “Collins,” she… Continue reading A Hot Time in Old Town Santa Fe for Dr. Muller, Courtesy of the Koch Brothers

Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart

Columbus Day is a federal holiday, and, in my humble opinion, no other day is more suitable.  After all, Columbus was dead wrong about the key assumption underlying his endeavours, that being the size of the earth.  Every educated person in Columbus’ day knew it was round, of course – that realization went back to… Continue reading Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart