Thanks to the Memorial Day weekend, there were no consultations booked today. Since I wouldn’t have to get up early this morning, Cerise and I took the opportunity to stay out nightclub hopping in Adams Morgan until the bars closed. She was still in dream land at ten this morning, but I woke up at… Continue reading John Edwards to Face New Threat Greater than the Feds
DSK le Banquier Grenouille Nage Dans l’Eau Chaude
Longtime readers of this Web log will remember Jacques, my thoroughly French friend from La Sorbonne. As luck would have it, he’s in Washington this week on business. I invited him over for dinner, of course, on Thursday, at my place in Great Falls, Virginia. My girlfriend Cerise was there, along with my dear sister… Continue reading DSK le Banquier Grenouille Nage Dans l’Eau Chaude
The Donald Makes Plans to Trump the Presidency
[The following consultation occurred on Wednesday, May 11. On Monday, May 16, Donald Trump announced, during the NBC network’s presentation of its fall schedule, that he will not be running for President – as much as he would like too, of course. Golly, I sure hope it wasn’t something I said!] Wednesday morning, sandwiched in between a Portuguese diplomat seeking advice… Continue reading The Donald Makes Plans to Trump the Presidency
Pakistan-US Alliance Soon to Be as Solid as Ever
It’s been another six-day week for Gretchen and me, with appointments today that started at eight-thirty in the morning and ran until six-forty-five at night. At two, she showed Bhadwe Ki-Nasal Bhenchot, First Deputy Under Assistant Embassy Counselor for the Nation of Pakistan in the United States, into my office, and unless you’ve been living… Continue reading Pakistan-US Alliance Soon to Be as Solid as Ever
Uncle Sam and the Wily Pathans
Being female, Gretchen spent a good deal of time yesterday watching the royal wedding. I have a large flat screen HDTV mounted on the wall in the reception area, and it’s so much better than her TV at home, she actually came in to the office at 5:45 a.m. so she could use it to get… Continue reading Uncle Sam and the Wily Pathans