My one o’clock consultation appointment today was Ivan Hukutchakokov, from the Russian Embassy. He flopped down, obviously miserable, on the couch by the window. Clients who do that are almost always caught up in a highly intractable situation. “Is highly intractable situation,” he confirmed as he sat up half way to open his laptop and… Continue reading Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov!
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Lost Iraqi Treasure DFIs Discovery
“Ahmed” came by the office yesterday. The last time he was there, I scheduled him as the final appointment of the day so the place would have at least twelve hours to air out. That did not, however, prove effective. The next morning, “Ahmed’s” world class camel-jockey body odor still lingered at a level sufficient… Continue reading Lost Iraqi Treasure DFIs Discovery
Idle Hands Continue to be Devil’s Workshop
My dear sister Rose stopped downtown for lunch on Thursday, and, as usual, she chose the restaurant, opting for the Occidental, a truly venerable Washington institution that’s been around since the turn of the last century. In 2006, it moved next to the Willard Hotel, where the Round Robin Bar is located, and regular readers… Continue reading Idle Hands Continue to be Devil’s Workshop
Afghanistan’s Ship Comes In; Finds Nowhere to Dock
Late in the afternoon of June fifteenth, I received yet another visit from Khus Dihugami Dadamizo, Special International Policy Emissary of His Excellency President Hamid Karzai for the Embassy of Afghanistan to the United States of America. As has been his usual routine since he began visiting my office, he spent the first twenty minutes… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Ship Comes In; Finds Nowhere to Dock
A Thousand Points of Decline
Hooper is with the SEC, and twice a month for about the last five years, except during dates which fall within his three weeks of federal employment vacation, of course, that agency has paid for him to attend a consultation with me. At first, he spent the entire time talking about sports – he’s a… Continue reading A Thousand Points of Decline