Just one obsessive observer, diplomatic watcher, opinionator and noodle newsmaker monitoring the goings on at Foggy Bottom and the worldwide available universe.
The views and opinion expressed in this blog are exclusively those of its author, and are not in any way, shape or form meant to reflect the opinions and policies of the US Department of State, the Foreign Service or the US Government. This is currently an anonymous blog because I don't want to get in a tussle over how to fit the square peg me into a round hole. But upfront, I admit that I don't know everything - the world is in a flux, and knowledge is neither constant nor fixed. I write because life is too short not to have anything to say about it.
Caution
- you might encounter rants, foot in mouth disease, etc. at times here,
but they're all mine provided
"as-is" with no warranty provided and very limited customer support
(I have a demanding 24/7 job; I can't even get sick). No one clears or
approves my postings,
not
even the person I sleep with every night; I'm not sure you really need
to know
that - I'm just saying. Materials, documents and whatnots that I refer
to
here are all available in the public domain and are posted for public
consumption elsewhere in the Internet; links are included as I see
fit.
I blog as part of my personal learning process; blogging time is never
on anyone's dime but my own. This blog has ads from which I'm supposed
to have earned exactly $42.46 this past year. The way it's going,
it'll be awhile before I can afford to buy my own soda and burger.. (I think I can now afford exactly five hamburgers and soda to go). But I'm learning something new everyday. This blog also has no longer has a link to an online store. where you can purchase some weird merchandise to help the
author buy coffee, if you like. No freebies, cookies, promotions accepted in the writing of this blog.
I do not/not
work for the Secretary of State (also known as 67th); neither did I work for Condi (also known as 66th) when I
started this blog a couple years ago. Just so that's clear before you come
knocking at my door with an offer of super cool, super glue drink. I am conducting public
discourse as a private citizen. I do
not get promotions, do not have paid vacations, I just sit on the wall
and watch. If you disagree with any of my posts,
please feel free to email me directly. Intelligent discussion is
always welcome. If you feel a rant coming because your boss is asking
you to take his/her dog for a walk during/after office hours, or ordered you to buy a gift for the wife, or
whatever... please feel free to send it here. Don't worry, I can fire
myself
but your boss can't.
This
blog is not recommended for people with ostrich-like
tendencies. Eating before reading may result in occasional
indigestion. (No ostrich has been harmed in the writing of this blog).
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