Obama Pegs Annise Parker in an Awkward Position

Around ten yesterday morning, Gretchen began receiving calls from “some pushy woman named Parker,” as she put it, more or less demanding an immediate telephone consultation.  Gretchen managed to work her in during my lunch break, which she accomplished by canceling my reservation at the Capital Grille and having a taxi deliver sushi from the… Continue reading Obama Pegs Annise Parker in an Awkward Position

Virginia Catholic Church Excommunicates the Girl Scouts

My dear sister Rose and I have lunch together about once a month – on me, of course, as regular readers of this Web log would readily surmise.  Yesterday, she selected Tosca, on F Street.  She started off with prosciutto di Parma con cavoletti di Brussels e pecorino pinzani tartufo “riserva” and I with guazzetto… Continue reading Virginia Catholic Church Excommunicates the Girl Scouts