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Chapter 12
I wrote this short story many years ago in literally 10 minutes, about as long as it took to type. I was doing a magazine layout project and was supposed to fill it with “lorem ipsum”-type copy. Instead I wrote this. Then, without warning, she sautéed her way into my office and said: “Got the time, stranger?”… Continue reading
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You can’t spell “news analysis” without “anal swine”: An interview with Stephen Colbert
In August 2005, before he seized the Bush Administration’s collective panties and gave them a breathtaking twist at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 29, I interviewed Comedy Central’s professional pseudopundit Stephen Colbert. The article concerned the debut of The Colbert Report, a spin-off of The Daily Show that was at the time only a trailer and known… Continue reading
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A gift on a silver platter: An interview with Ralph Nader, October 2004
Today, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at Brown University’s Salomon Auditorium in Providence, independent candidate for president Ralph Nader invites you to hear him speak and to listen to his campaign platform. Take note — pitchforks and torches will be confiscated at the door. I voted for Nader in 2000, and then I watched in… Continue reading
About Me
An English diarist and naval administrator. I served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament. I had no maritime experience, but I rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and my talent for administration.