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I Visited The Daily Caller’s Offices, Yesterday

And I got to meet Jim/Sean Treacher/Medlock and Becca Glover, and Tucker Carlson, and some of the other people at the office. Treach and Becca took me out to lunch (and, for me, two beers) with Becca picking up the tab, which I think ought to be reimbursed to her. But on the chance that it isn't, I'm going to retaliate sometime next week by taking them for a couple of beers. Oh, and I think the office dog, Charlie, kind of fell for me, so there was also the frisson of transgression in the air.

Had a great time meeting everyone, nice folks one and all from what I could tell, and it looks like a fun place to work. Lots of eager young interns there for the summer, too, who got to climb on the C-SPAN bus and meet Brian Lamb, as did I. I got to tell him that Dad's a big fan, and we chatted about Cass Sunstein and the FCC and that Michigander moron's idea of licensing journalists. I can understand why he's a great interviewer: he seems more interested in eliciting others' opinions than expressing his own, an arrangement that suited me just fine.

They wouldn't let me take my beer on the bus, so the driver, Terrence, held it for me till I got out. Thanks, Terrence!

What's Treacher like? Bearded, unassuming, laid back, affable. Becca? Warm, chirpy, sweet, generous. They're moving to their third home soon, as operations and personnel accumulate. It's got a very dot-com start-up atmosphere, which I hope they never quite lose.

Aidan's doing great. He and his buddy Parker, in the same protocol, are enjoying being on the ward. They seem to view it as a catered vacation. The hospital menu includes tostada-encrusted tilapia, baked salmon, poached flounder, meat loaf, london broil, hamburgers, cheese steaks, eggs to order, Belgian waffles, etc ad infinitum. Because of equipment troubles, Aidan was in one of the MRI machines for 75 minutes last night, which would test anyone's concentration (part of the trial was interactive). After a short break, he was given a standard MRI, during which he was able to take a nap. The boys have a busy schedule today, so Ed (Parker's dad) and I are going to get them out for a walk at about 11 and then I'll have to take Aidan down to the mall after their classes end at 3:00 to buy him a pair of walking shoes (he brought sandals and dress shoes) for their hike tomorrow.

Much more news, including an update on what's going on at The B-Cast, later today, but I've got to get some work done now. Many heartfelt thanks to Rocketman and Meep and Enoch for keeping things going in my partial absence. Wouldn't be surprised to find that hits were way up.

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