Welcome to Zunzuneo, Brought to You by USAID

Last night I stopped by the Round Robin Bar before meeting Cerise to take in a performance at the Woolly Mammoth Theater.  There I saw Cabot, who is with the United States Agency for International Development Office of Transition Initiatives.  Now, USAID is associated with the State Department, and everybody knows how those folks can… Continue reading Welcome to Zunzuneo, Brought to You by USAID

Oculus Proves There’s a Kickstarter Backer Born Every Minute

Rose and Katje both called me this week to chat and drop hints about bringing their families over to my place in Great Falls, Virginia for Sunday dinner.  Their motives were different, of course.  Katje’s husband, my dear younger brother Rob Roy, wants to hang out at my place this weekend and next so he… Continue reading Oculus Proves There’s a Kickstarter Backer Born Every Minute

Big Confused Turkey Mobbed by Little Blue Twitter Birds

Each time I go there, it’s déjà vu all over again.  Yes, the Turkish Embassy in Washington looks just like the spooky embassy of an ancient imperial nation should look – something straight out of a spy thriller movie, a hulking bunker, faced with stone in a rococo 18th century style.  Topped with one of… Continue reading Big Confused Turkey Mobbed by Little Blue Twitter Birds

Obama Tweets a Humongous Brain Twart

Maybe there’s something about this Friday the 13th business after all.  I’m saying that because here it is, Friday the 13th, and for some reason, the President of the United States has been struck by a truly remarkable misfortune.  That’s because today, President Barack Hussein Obama II decided it would be a really good idea… Continue reading Obama Tweets a Humongous Brain Twart

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