I’ve been laid up in bed for the last four days with a terrible chest cold. No, not swine flu, or vanilla flu either, I’m sure, because I was inoculated against both of those. And of course, like everybody else lately, I’ve been as cautious as possible about avoiding contagion. The rest room at my office… Continue reading HAPPY Tax Bill Goes to the Dogs – and Cats, and Ferrets…
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer
My last appointment of the week yesterday was Ghaddahchot Gandu, Special Attaché for International Relations at the Embassy of Pakistan. Guess who he was upset about? “This woman, Hillary Clinton,” he complained, “how in the world, I ask you, did someone with a personality like hers become your Secretary of State?” “Well,” I explained, frankly… Continue reading Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer
Prometheus Out of Bounds
It was a long day at the office, and even though I run it, and only have one employee, working there can still be pretty rough. So it was with a certain degree of relief that I came home to find nobody but my cat, Twinkle, around. After a few minutes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mozart… Continue reading Prometheus Out of Bounds
The Secret Life of Dr. Stewart David Nozette
His worst enemies can’t imagine a more bitter fate than the things a man will do to himself for his own foolish reasons. – Yiddish Proverb Shortly after ten this morning, a short, plump, dowdy, dark woman well over 40 wearing a black hat, a deep brown blazer, extremely sensible shoes and a dark dress that… Continue reading The Secret Life of Dr. Stewart David Nozette
Surgeon General’s Warning – Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
Monday night, while I was relaxing at home with a snifter of Hennessy XO and an Ashton aged Maduro No. 30, my dear brother Rob Roy called and asked a favor. Would I, he inquired, give his old buddy Myron a free telephone consultation? Well, blood, as they say, is thicker than water, so I… Continue reading Surgeon General’s Warning – Microsoft Can Be Dangerous