December 13, 2025

Cult of Personality

The Secretary of Defense...oops, War...clearly needs his ego fed. These creepy pictures are all around now.

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2025/12/09/pentagon-taps-google-gemini-launches-new-site-to-boost-ai-use/

October 26, 2025

Finally, an honest lawyer in DC: This furloughed IRS lawyer has a new side gig: running a hot dog stand

"Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been sent home amid the government shutdown. One of them has been using his newfound free time to sell hot dogs."

Guess I know where I'll be going for lunch soon!

https://www.businessinsider.com/irs-lawyer-shysters-hot-dog-stand-isaac-stein-2025-10

April 24, 2025

Shoots of Resistance

It's not much, but I saw a "50501" sticker today in a restroom in the Pentagon. Resistance is everywhere, I suppose.

March 30, 2025

My friend's wife passed away today.

I'm sad for him. She had had MS for a very long time. They welcomed their first grandchild on New Year's Day. Life sucks sometimes. As Warren Zevon said, enjoy every sandwich.

March 10, 2025

What's a good Canadian news outlet for online?

I cancelled my subscription to The Washington Post and would like to replace it with something from Canada. I still get the New York Times and the Times of London but looking for something else in North America.

Thanks in advance!

February 12, 2025

OPM operating status for Washington, DC for tomorrow

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/current-status/

I've never seen a "suggested" 2-hour delay, but since they now say we're all doing critical work across the government, I guess I'll go in. Probably on time, so I don't get added to the list of deferred resigners. Sigh......

February 11, 2025

RIP Federal Executive Institute

I attended Leadership for a Democratic Society under the Federal Executive Institute. It was the best leadership development course I've ever had, and now Voldemort is killing it.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/eliminating-the-federal-executive-institute/

I am having a sad, tonight.

January 30, 2025

For My Federal Employee Friends Considering Deferred Resignation

Washington Post finance columnist Michelle Singletary wrote about the pros and cons of this program (gift article):

https://wapo.st/4aFrVyc

Please don't make any decision in haste on something this momentous!

January 11, 2025

Federal employees:

How do you plan to survive the next four years? What do you see as the biggest challenge your agency will face?

November 6, 2024

One good thing about tonight

We won’t have to hear anymore bullshit about the election having been stolen.