Cerise and I slept in on Sunday, arising around nine for a breakfast of cage-free eggs Benedict, broiled organic giant pummelo with Barbados turbinado, home made miniature almond croissants, cappuccino and Taittinger mimosas with blood orange juice I squeezed with my own, bare hands. After that, we went back to bed. When we finally made… Continue reading Vive La Whizzers Grenouille
Category: Economics and Finance
Tickle Me Cash Flow
It snowed again today here in Washington, setting off the usual state of irrational panic in the populous. I had gone in to work downtown very early in order to accommodate a client who, like a great many in this city, confuses getting out of bed at five a.m. with virtue and productivity. He’s in… Continue reading Tickle Me Cash Flow
And Another One Bites the Dust
About ten this morning, I met with an FBI agent bound for Sudan. He’s headed over there with some other FBI agents and FBI technicians to support a contingent of Department of State Security Agents investigating the untimely demise of a fellow named John Granville, an American and an employee of the US Government, who… Continue reading And Another One Bites the Dust
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion Dimes?
Cerise got two free tickets to last night’s performance of Christmas Carol 1941 at Arena Stage, so I agreed to meet her at Hogate’s for dinner before the theater. Now, Hogate’s is hardly the best seafood restaurant in Washington, but it’s not bad, it’s definitely an historic landmark, and besides, Hogate’s location, on Water Street,… Continue reading Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion Dimes?
Red State Master Debate
I had just finished with my last client appointment, and was preparing to leave work early today, when my private secretary let me know that I had a telephone call. It was Paisley, my nephew Jason’s latest girlfriend. Paisley: Mr. Collins? Tom: Hi, Paisley, what can I do for you? Jason: You can help us… Continue reading Red State Master Debate