Late yesterday while I was alone in my office, working on an analysis of Italian bond price effects on exchange rates for the Euro, Gretchen opened one of the oak doors leading to the reception area and poked her head in. “I’ve got Vice President Joe Biden on Line Two,” she informed me. “He says… Continue reading Solyndra Hides from Sunshine Behind the Fifth Amendment
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MS Cloud Services Goes Micro and Soft as Unsatisfied Customers Demand Refunds
I stopped by the Round Robin Bar on Friday evening after work, as I often do, and found Clemson slumped over this third drink. “How’s that song go?” Clemson mused as he contemplated his glass of lager, “’Hey, bartender, one scotch, one bourbon and one beer?’ Yeah, I think that’s it.” “Ah yes,” I responded… Continue reading MS Cloud Services Goes Micro and Soft as Unsatisfied Customers Demand Refunds
The Iraq Contractor Game Gets a New Player
While it had been thirteen months since “Ahmed” last visited my office, neither Gretchen nor I had forgotten how important it is to apply the protocols that we have developed in order to cope with his truly remarkable aromatic characteristics. Consequently, his was the last appointment on a Friday, allowing, in this instance, an entire… Continue reading The Iraq Contractor Game Gets a New Player
Uncle Sam Wants You… to Stuff Standard and Poor’s
I had just enough time to get home from work and pour myself three fingers of Glenmorangie Finealta over some Evian ice cubes before my land line rang. Caller ID said it was my dear sister Rose. Rose: Tom? Tom: Hi, Rose, what’s up? Rose: The reason I called is, can you tell me what… Continue reading Uncle Sam Wants You… to Stuff Standard and Poor’s
Internet Explorer Users Soon to Become Much Smarter
As I am sure most readers of this Web log can readily guess, within the last few days, Debt Ceiling Madness has taken Washington hostage and refused to negotiate. Even I, who, admittedly, am extremely jaded as a result of working all these years Inside the Beltway, am astonished at the prevailing levels of unreason,… Continue reading Internet Explorer Users Soon to Become Much Smarter