Last night, Cerise and I dined at a pricey and elegant restaurant which recently opened on K Street. For reasons that will soon become evident, however, I won’t mention the name of that establishment in this post. It came as a shock, I must say, when the sommelier approached our table. He approached from behind… Continue reading Dragnet Snares 400 Alleged Weasels
Category: Economics and Finance
British Physicist Ponders Scientific Mystery
I’ve always wondered about the English tradition of hyphenated last names. The whole concept strikes me as a perfect example of vain impracticality. As if a woman named Chuzzlewit didn’t have enough problems already – could changing her last name to Havisham be all that bad? Apparently so, and here comes Ms. Chuzzlewit-Havisham, tripping so… Continue reading British Physicist Ponders Scientific Mystery
Bond Fire of the Securities
My dear sister Rose and I got together for lunch downtown today. She selected Tosca, on F Street, and ordered the Tuscan lamb. I had the thymed rabbit ragu. “Tom,” she gratefully told me between bites, “you have no idea how good something like this can taste after you’ve lived off nothing but ground chuck,… Continue reading Bond Fire of the Securities
Will There Be Blood?
I didn’t really want to accept Roscoe’s invitation for Cerise and me to party with him at Dick Cheney’s Undisclosed Location the night of Valentine’s Day. When I told Cerise, though, she seemed to be convinced that visiting a place that calls itself “the most exclusive Washington nightclub that’s not in Washington” would be fun.… Continue reading Will There Be Blood?
Yet Another Halfwitted Options Orgy!
I had just returned to my office from lunch Friday and was looking forward to getting some work done during a prolonged period of undisturbed time when Veronica plunked down in front of my private secretary and demanded to see me. I said send her in, of course. What else could I do? “Whatever it… Continue reading Yet Another Halfwitted Options Orgy!