Category: Science and Technology

Televised Fake Fool Challenges the Real Pros at NASA

I got up at the crack of dawn today, in order to attend another obscenely early morning meeting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.  My client was a fellow named Humperdinck, who appeared to be quite distraught as I greeted him in his office with my patented suave yet hearty handshake. “It’s a pleasure to… Continue reading Televised Fake Fool Challenges the Real Pros at NASA

Current Miss Universe Apparently From Mars

I was winding up a pretty busy week this afternoon, but around three, there was a vacant hour in my appointment schedule.  At times like that, I like to stretch out on the couch by my office window and read, which I did.  There’s some excellent fiction in the latest issue of Harper’s, but for… Continue reading Current Miss Universe Apparently From Mars

North Korean Bottle Rocket to go Pop – World Prepares to be Underwhelmed

As astute readers of this Web log are aware, my birthday is coming up – on next Wednesday, to be precise – so Cerise bought us tickets to see Jil Aigrot at Lisner Auditorium Saturday night.  For my readers who don’t know who Jil Aigrot is, she’s the singer who dubbed all of the songs Marion… Continue reading North Korean Bottle Rocket to go Pop – World Prepares to be Underwhelmed

Yuuuh-Huuuh-Huuuh and a Bottle of Akvavit

Things are hopping downtown at the Treasury Building lately – which isn’t to say that anybody there knows what they’re doing.  That, I’m afraid, would be too much to expect, even with a new and idealistic Administration facing the greatest challenges of our generation.  I could say that working with members of the Civil Service… Continue reading Yuuuh-Huuuh-Huuuh and a Bottle of Akvavit