My dear sister Rose stopped downtown for lunch on Thursday, and, as usual, she chose the restaurant, opting for the Occidental, a truly venerable Washington institution that’s been around since the turn of the last century. In 2006, it moved next to the Willard Hotel, where the Round Robin Bar is located, and regular readers… Continue reading Idle Hands Continue to be Devil’s Workshop
Latest DoD Effort Proves No Threat to Gallup or Zogby
Usually, my Department of Defense clients book their appointments well in advance. They also like to come in early, too; meetings at 06:00, as they like to call the unquestionably barbaric hour of six a.m., are not uncommon. In order to attend such a consultation, I am, of course, required to arise at what they… Continue reading Latest DoD Effort Proves No Threat to Gallup or Zogby
Das Vedanya do Novy Streytch Russki Špionam
I scheduled cookouts on the deck for July third and Independence Day, too, so I’m certainly grateful that the weather here in Great Falls, Virginia is cooperating. It’s sunny, it’s dry and the temperature’s perfect. At least it was today, and the forecast for tomorrow indicates more of the same. That’s about as close to… Continue reading Das Vedanya do Novy Streytch Russki Špionam
NATO ISAF SUPCOM SOL
Driving home on the George Washington Parkway last Thursday evening, my Blackberry let me know someone was texting me. A quick glance revealed that it was Stanley McChrystal. Since the Department of Defense is one of my best customers, and McChrystal is, after all, a four-star general, I figured it behooved me to be as… Continue reading NATO ISAF SUPCOM SOL
Afghanistan’s Ship Comes In; Finds Nowhere to Dock
Late in the afternoon of June fifteenth, I received yet another visit from Khus Dihugami Dadamizo, Special International Policy Emissary of His Excellency President Hamid Karzai for the Embassy of Afghanistan to the United States of America. As has been his usual routine since he began visiting my office, he spent the first twenty minutes… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Ship Comes In; Finds Nowhere to Dock