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March 26, 2017 Vic Socotra

Arrias On Politics: North Korea

Editor’s Note: Arrias is the pen name of a real human being with superior analytic and communications skills. It is not me. The thoughts and opinions expressed are his, and not necessarily those of Socotra House LLC, the Department of Defense, or the Hong Kong Fireworks Co., Ltd. His commentary is provided for the exclusive […]

March 25, 2017 Vic Socotra

Death and….

I got through most of the long list things to do in the blue notebook on my desk yesterday. I was fairly pleased with that- even found out that I could get a booster shot for TDAP- tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis- so I can meet the new Granddaughter without exposing her to any additional risk. […]

March 24, 2017 Vic Socotra

The Big Four-Oh

24 March 2017 The Big Four-Oh Screen Shot 2017-03-24 at 1.20.58 PM.png Gentle Readers, I would be remiss if I did not correct a tiny mistake in the story yesterday, the one about Marlow’s 68th anniversary on the planet. Marlow is a real human being- and by that I mean an author whose musings (along […]

March 23, 2017 Vic Socotra

Life & Island Times: 68: Skin Shedding

Today’s email inbox contained the above best wishes from one of the medical community’s specialists who have attended my needs. With the ongoing health care follies inside our nation’s imperial city, it should have made me a bit uncomfortable. Surprisingly, I am not yet uncomfortable despite turning 68 today. In snake terms, I have shed […]

March 22, 2017 Vic Socotra

The Medium is the Message

Editor’s note: We know, we know, the Staff of the Daily Socotra has not gone into summer re-runs, though it did turn out this way with the Medium series. I had to go back and put it all back together as the single story that it really is. I also wanted to get Karen a […]

March 21, 2017 Vic Socotra

PEBD

I ran across my old Navy finance jacket the other day as I start the painful process of preparing to move. Again. Where did all this crap come from? I wondered if I needed to shred the old paystubs that I kept in chronological order with the two metal tangs inserted through the two holes […]

March 20, 2017 Vic Socotra

Old House Birthday

We are going to break format this morning. It was a heady St. Patrick’s Day weekend as the crowd moved from Car Bombs at The Front Page and decamped to Refuge Farm for some wine and spirits tasting at the fabulous Old House Winery and Distillery. The weather was perfect, the company grand, and now […]

March 20, 2017 Vic Socotra

Arrias on Politics: China and North Korea

China, that is, the ruling elite in Beijing, isn’t helping things. Talking heads can be heard opining that the only way to solve the mess in North Korea is with China’s help. But, the truth is a bit more complicated. Beijing wants to carve out a larger piece of the pie (the world). How big […]

March 19, 2017 Vic Socotra

Car Bombs

The event came about due to a text from Heather. I am not blaming her, though. We were all complicit and there is no one to blame. She innocently wondered whether the Usual Suspects would be at The Front Page to enjoy a few Irish Car Bombs on the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, when […]

March 16, 2017 Vic Socotra

The Big Thaw

It was quite the week for weather, with snow and ice shutting things down effectively on Tuesday. It was not nearly as bad as it could be, and it appears those who knew that fact didn’t want to confuse us with the truth, and let the warning stand as the winds and snow came in. […]