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
Category: Politics and Law
Circular Contingency
To say that I’ve been as busy as a one-armed paper hanger since last Friday morning would, of course, result in a lot of e-mails complaining that I am insensitive to persons with disabilities. But damn it, that’s exactly how busy I’ve been, and I’d rather run a 10 K three-legged race through a nuclear… Continue reading Circular Contingency
The Treasure Trove of Ancient Egyptian Royalties
Whenever a client insists on an absurdly early time for a meeting, I remember Rene Descarte, who never got out of bed before noon. Who knows, maybe the human race would have been better off if he had been up at five-thirty every morning, diligently working on the management of his French country estate, counting… Continue reading The Treasure Trove of Ancient Egyptian Royalties
Strange Bedfellows
Veronica’s arrival in early November was less eventful than I had expected, which was a considerable relief, to say the least. I had cleared everything with Cerise beforehand, and, when Veronica called me from Dulles Airport, announcing that she had arrived, I made a point of telling her to take a taxi to my place. … Continue reading Strange Bedfellows
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