New Jersey would seem to be rather far away from where I live in Great Falls, Virginia, but if you look at a map, it becomes evident that Cape May is almost exactly the same latitude. The trick is taking US Route 50 East over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, then driving across the Delmarva Peninsula… Continue reading House Minority Leader Pulls a Boehner
Shake Baby, Shake
I haven’t seen much of Veronica lately, so it was a bit of a surprise when I came home this evening to find her sprawled on the couch in the living room, sobbing her eyes out. “What happened?” I inquired, artfully concealing my irritation at her wetting down my hand-crafted Italian lamb’s leather upholstery. “My… Continue reading Shake Baby, Shake
The Myra Breckinridge of the Republican Party
Arlen Specter started telephoning my office around eight this morning, but I was booked solid and couldn’t spare a minute until noon, when I asked Gretchen to order out for some sashimi and sushi nigiri, then made a quick trip to the bathroom. That done, I returned to my desk to find him waiting on… Continue reading The Myra Breckinridge of the Republican Party
Slivovitz’ List
It just so happens that the only place serving kosher food anywhere near my office downtown happens to be Ofishel’s, on H Street, and, since strictly kosher is the only food Rabbi Mordechi Slivovitz will eat, that’s where he invited me for lunch today. Not that you can just walk into the place and order… Continue reading Slivovitz’ List
Pakistan’s Finest Geopolitical Mind to Visit Washington This Week
George Frideric Handel passed away two hundred and fifty years ago this April, and if you happen to be a Baroque music devotee, that’s more than enough of an excuse to do something special. So it was that the Washington Bach Consort gave an excellent concert this afternoon at the Strathmore complex over in North… Continue reading Pakistan’s Finest Geopolitical Mind to Visit Washington This Week