I only had about half an hour between consultation appointments in which to eat lunch on Friday, so I arranged for Gretchen to fetch me some sushi. There’s a place in Penn Quarter next to the Shakespeare Theater named SEI that she swears has the best sushi within twenty blocks, so that’s where she went. As… Continue reading The Sincerest Form of Folly
A Man with No Future and a Woman with No Past
I know I’m probably going to get a lot of nasty e-mails for saying this, but damn it, I’m sick and tired of Republicans trying to get something for nothing – at least when it comes to my consultation services. I readily concede that Democrats will occasionally button-hole me at a social function and try… Continue reading A Man with No Future and a Woman with No Past
Famous Potato Head Loses Bid for His Own Private Idaho
And here we have Idaho Winning her way to fame. Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze, And romance lies in her name. Last night, Cerise was suppose to meet me at the Capital Grille on Pennsylvania Avenue for dinner, but duty called her away at the last minute. I have a wine locker at… Continue reading Famous Potato Head Loses Bid for His Own Private Idaho
Atlas Puked
Thursday, I received a visit from Jethro Bodine, a member of Rand Paul’s campaign staff. He’s a lanky, bony Kentuckian with deep-set eyes, which peered out at me in distinct suspicion from their twin tunnels carved beneath his low and prominent brow. Abruptly taking the seat directly in front of my desk, he glanced through the picture… Continue reading Atlas Puked
Facebook Privacy Doubleplusungood, Citizen
This morning, Cerise and I slept late and had a scrumptious brunch (or so she told me). But afterward, I had to head for the den and work. It wasn’t so bad, really. Brunch involved some lovely chilled strawberries and whole wheat bread, and before sitting down and pounding away at the world’s problems, I tossed… Continue reading Facebook Privacy Doubleplusungood, Citizen