Vic Socotra

This is the view from the North East corner of Socotra Island, looking west.

This is where I left the story in 2011.

What is a galley proof?

Those were some of the volleys from yesterday.

Hi!

Cooking for the Crowd Inline image Vic had the good fortune to be born in Detroit, a city famously located north of Canada, although explaining that geography to people elsewhere can take longer than eating lunch.

This was an unexpected and tough morning we were not expecting until the end of the week.

Miles said I could start with the big panorama of one of the patches of cabbage that came up with the breakfast fritters.

This happened on the way to another one of those meetings with Production people who say our big Celebratory Summer project is not nearly as far along as Section Leader Miles had been led to believe.

Best Ever Potato Soup …Ought to be on the Ready List for Fall!

Working on the Holiday!

Whew!

It was a busy intro to a Labor Day tomorrow on which we intend to relax, grill outside, and get prepared for a solemn observance of the 9/11 ceremonies next Friday.

There is plenty of stuff we could launch off on this morning.

Rocket is already outside working the grill, cleaning the stainless where French Onion Burgers are going to be the focus of the luncheon mission.

The nation has been captivated by trials lately.

We won’t belabor the geography this morning.

Kheibar Shekan “Castle Breaker” ballistic missile, with a 900‑mile range and maneuverable warhead It’s amazing what can be done in the comfort of the recliner these days.

Hey!

This was the word on the Iranian Republican Guard High Command mobilizing missiles, rockets and drones to impose it’s will on the Strait of Hormuz and any entity that threatens it.

There are certain phrases that make perfect sense once somebody explains them, although you may wish they hadn’t.

“I was driving back from Dam Neck—took the back road—and passed field after field of corn and bean and alfalfa, a few small patches of cotton and at least one of peanuts—so lush and green… amazing… and still inside Virginia Beach and Chesapeake—the two mo…

An Emotional Chili Dance Off!

We don’t know if this one is, but it stopped Deirdre in her tracks when she went looking for Rocket to open our weekend spread on the way he manages chili recipes across spice, color and the main protein in the pot.

There was a reddish moon hanging over the conversation in the Conference Room this morning.

The Conference Table has been getting crowded, lately.

There will be plenty more swirling about Dolly and her legacy today.

Miles thought we should run the Dance Off today with a rolling joke about Vic’s big appointment this morning down at Fair Oaks.

Cutting Through Geography!

There came a pause in the bustle of the mid-afternoon sorting for the Dance-off.

There are some adventures to celebrate today, and we want to note them in roughly the order they occurred.

Goodness, what a day!