An Empire State Of Mind

Sunday, 31 January 2010, 10:21 | Category : Obama, Politics, War On Terror
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I’m going to make a couple predictions: 1) Gitmo won’t be closed by the time Barack Obama is defeated in his bid for a second term. (Actually that’s two predictions) 2) At this very moment, somewhere in Yemen or the tribal regions of Pakistan, there is a man who will, in the next three years, [...]

Sushi and Me

Friday, 29 January 2010, 16:45 | Category : Uncategorized
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I just got back from Sushi Friday, a tradition here at work which has shifting group of folks from our department heading over to the local Japanese steak house for some hibachi or, of course, sushi. When one thinks back on the wreckage of a marriage, one looks for silver linings so as not to [...]

A Morning In The Life of Maxwell the Pug

Thursday, 28 January 2010, 15:48 | Category : Max and Zoey
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Maxwell is a creature of routine. He has his own time and way of doing things and is greatly put out when his schedule is interrupted. He also has a strong sense of proprietorship over my time and attention. Things like “work” , “wife”, “NFL”, “books”, “eating”, “playstation” have no meaning to him. There is [...]

Did The President Just Give Me The Finger??

Thursday, 28 January 2010, 14:41 | Category : Obama, Politics
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There’s nothing I enjoy more than being lectured about how I need to change. How the country needs to change. How the Republicans need to change. How the military needs to change. How the Senate needs to change. Everybody needed to change, the President told us last night, except of course, Himself. Apparently the answer [...]