EINSTEIN Outsmarted as Russia Pwns Uncle Sam

After the long New Years weekend, 2021 started off with a typical consultation schedule, working from my home in Great Falls, Virginia during the covid-19 pandemic. I was four Zoom, two Face Time, and three MS Teams meetings into the work week on Monday, and it was approaching 6:00 PM when I had my final… Continue reading EINSTEIN Outsmarted as Russia Pwns Uncle Sam

Members of the 117th Congress Witness Trump Victory in a Parallel Universe

As I pointed out in a recent previous Web log post, the 2020 national election campaign was just another release in the ongoing US Civil War that has been festering here since 1790. As he promised, President Trump immediately claimed victory the night of November 3, then, just as predictably, threw a tantrum that would… Continue reading Members of the 117th Congress Witness Trump Victory in a Parallel Universe

MAGA 2: Electric Boogaloo

Yesterday, I received an encrypted IM from Gretchen about scheduling a new appointment: Some guy named Mark Meadows called. Claimed he works at the White House. Sounded like a complete backwoods hick with a deep-fried redneck accent that would embarrass Larry the Cable Guy. It appears he’s what happens when southerners marry their cousins for… Continue reading MAGA 2: Electric Boogaloo

To Explain Ukraine is Mainly a Big Pain

The biggest single problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. – George Bernard Shaw It was another working Saturday which found me at the Round Robin Bar after my final consultation ended at seven thirty in the evening. There, I saw Farquhar, a DC staffer for the Biden campaign and McLoon,… Continue reading To Explain Ukraine is Mainly a Big Pain

Yup, That’s It for the Mueller Report, I Reckon

I had consultations running right up to seven o’clock on Friday, so I stopped by the Round Robin Bar after work. There, at a table by himself, sat Hymen Steinstien, one of several principal staffers to Representative Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Despite the fact that Steinstien’s usual annual alcohol intake typically… Continue reading Yup, That’s It for the Mueller Report, I Reckon