Early Tuesday morning this week, Gretchen began receiving calls requesting a telephone consultation for Chutiyarandikalarka Kukarchod Jalantaka, president and CEO of U-Cum-First Technology Services, Mumbai, India. She was finally able to find a slot for him in my schedule on Thursday at three o’clock, by which time, judging from the tone of his voice, the… Continue reading Romney’s Better Amercia Made in India
Tag: internet
Bulls Stampede to Facebook and Get Slaughtered
Around three o’clock yesterday afternoon, my brother-in-law Hank started camping out in my reception area, pleading with Gretchen to find time for a meeting. That happened at five, when a consultation with the deputy secretary from the Embassy of Mali was abruptly canceled. “Tom,” Hank stuttered as he rushed in and threw himself on the… Continue reading Bulls Stampede to Facebook and Get Slaughtered
GOP and Dems Alike, Everybody Wants to Pound Julia
Poor Mexico – so far from God, and so close to the United States. – Mexican folk aphorism, often erroneously attributed to José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexican Independence Day; that’s September 16. It isn’t the date of the Mexican Constitution – that’s February 5. It isn’t the date… Continue reading GOP and Dems Alike, Everybody Wants to Pound Julia
Kony 2012 Makes Jason Russell Barely Famous
I was relaxing at my home in Great Falls, Virginia this afternoon, preparing to drive over to Fairfax for what my sister-in-law Shannon promises to be a genuine Chicago Irish St. Patrick’s day celebration, when my POTS land line rang. The caller ID was partially blocked, showing only an 858 area code. I must confess,… Continue reading Kony 2012 Makes Jason Russell Barely Famous
This Site Has Gone 10,000 Shades of Gray
It’s pretty hard to imagine someone reading this Web log who would be unaware of the significance of today’s date – it’s January 18, 2012. This is the day that millions of Web sites across the world, including some, or perhaps all, of those on this site’s own blog roll, will go dark in protest… Continue reading This Site Has Gone 10,000 Shades of Gray