It was a long day at the office, and even though I run it, and only have one employee, working there can still be pretty rough. So it was with a certain degree of relief that I came home to find nobody but my cat, Twinkle, around. After a few minutes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mozart… Continue reading Prometheus Out of Bounds
Category: Economics and Finance
Surgeon General’s Warning – Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
Monday night, while I was relaxing at home with a snifter of Hennessy XO and an Ashton aged Maduro No. 30, my dear brother Rob Roy called and asked a favor. Would I, he inquired, give his old buddy Myron a free telephone consultation? Well, blood, as they say, is thicker than water, so I… Continue reading Surgeon General’s Warning – Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
What Do They Do On a Rainy Night in Rio?
Around four o’clock yesterday afternoon, Gretchen told me she had a totally distraught, sobbing man on Line Two. When I answered, it turned out to be Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley: Hello, is this Tom Collins? Tom: Yes, Your Honor, it is I. Daley: Have you… heard what’s just happened? Tom: To tell the… Continue reading What Do They Do On a Rainy Night in Rio?
’Nuff Said!
My girlfriend Cerise is very sociable, and has formed a large number of deep, lasting relationships with people to whom she is not, in fact, related. She actually goes so far as to write them letters – in longhand, no less – as well as calling them, sending them e-mails, exchanging Facebook links with them,… Continue reading ’Nuff Said!
Tree of Liberty Contracts a Nasty Case of Astroturf Blight
I was enjoying a leisurely and authentic gourmet Italian lunch at Tosca on F Street when my Blackberry started vibrating. I hesitated before answering it, but then figured what the hell, my sister-in-law Katje has never, ever called me for a frivolous reason. My gut instinct was she needed my help with her husband, my… Continue reading Tree of Liberty Contracts a Nasty Case of Astroturf Blight