The Adventures of Roberta X

      History ought to be left to the historians, professional and amateur.  History ought to be allowed to have arguments, to be blurry aro...

     Okay, it's not from nothing and random weeds; but I haven't been able to go the the grocery as much as I'd prefer.      I ...

     Still?  Really?  Yes.  I suppose an advantage of a flannel nightgown is that it's highly absorbent: I went to sleep chilly -- the h...

     Last week, as this lung infection was getting started, I opened the front door and nearly stepped out on a dead mouse, neatly centered ...

     We now know how long "Forever" is in the Trump Administration: less than twenty-four hours.  Day before yesterday, the recent...

     I can't fix the collapsing world economy, but after passing another lousy night complete with waking up panting, sweat-soaked, ears...

     I was determined to get on the downhill side of this cold today.  Got up, had a sketchy breakfast, showered, took one of the twelve-hou...

     It would be lovely to give you insightful analysis about what's going to happen to the economy next, but after the way this cold ki...

     Last night was considerably less miserable than the night before and I have every reason to believe the trend will continue.      The ...

     Holy cow, what a cold.  I was pretty puny yesterday, temperature up and down, fuzzy-headed, but I managed to make a nice breakfast omel...

     It was inevitable.  This one comes with aches, runny nose, scratchy throat and a productive cough.  I'm going back to bed.

     Tam's been fighting a cold and yesterday, it was pretty bad.  So I made chicken soup.      Thursday is Trash Night, when we change...