The Adventures of Roberta X

The further and continuing adventures of the girl who sat in the back of your homeroom, reading and daydreaming.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Not Only Is Irony Dead, They're Desecrating The Remains

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     So....name a capital city in which government forces are killing citizens, arresting on suspicion, beating up suspects and protestors, ...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Nutty Times

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     The problem with nutty times is that nutjobs flourish -- every flavor of 'em.  Most people just want to get to work, to the grocery...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Overreach?

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     It has become a feature -- well, a bug -- of American politics: the party in power convinces themselves they are the eternal darlings o...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

"Ripped From The Headlines"

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     Recent ICE shootings (or is it CBP?  There are a lot of armed TLAs under DHS and they're not making it easy to keep track) are all ...
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Friday, January 09, 2026

This Cold

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     Colds don't get easier as you get older.  This one keeps sneaking up on me.  Yesterday, I felt a lot better in the morning, got som...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Lots Of Heat, Little Light

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     There's a war of words between the federal government on one hand and Minnesota state and Minneapolis local officials on the other ...
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On The...Mend?

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     I feel better until I start to cough, at which point my temperature spikes, I get dizzy and I start to black out.      Haven't man...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Meanwhile, I Have Been Dragged Through A Knothole

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      Or maybe it just feels that way.  I've had bad cold symptoms since the weekend, which seemed to be a former cold returning.  Maybe...
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Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Let's Total It Up

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     A failed coup, followed by a return to power a few years later?  Check.      Make-believe economics?  Check.      A number of scapego...
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Monday, January 05, 2026

"Somehow, Head Cold Returned"

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     If you were one of the people who muttered when the evil Emperor got back onstage at a plot-convenient time,* you'll know exactly h...
Sunday, January 04, 2026

I Tried

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     I really tried to ignore it all day.  But will someone please explain to the bulging brains of the Executive Branch that real life does...
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Saturday, January 03, 2026

Squandering

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     I'm watching the Trump administration press conference about their special military operation, and the lies and distortions have co...
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
I'm *mindlessly* fascinating. My internal monologue is like a frog in a blender, swimming like mad to keep ahead of the blades.
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