The Adventures of Roberta X

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

Friday, December 01, 2023

Still Here

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     Still here so far, and expecting a Phone Company person later this morning to install faster Internet, since what I have is now obsolete.
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Thursday, November 30, 2023

There's A Chance...

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     There is a chance Google will yank the account I use for this blog tomorrow.  It's not likely, but it's not impossible.      I...
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

I'm Still Here

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     Just not blogging much.  You know what I think of current politics, and there's only so much pointing-with-alarm one can do.  TV an...
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Friday, November 24, 2023

Thanksgiving Dinner

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     Tamara and I had a simple meal -- Turducken roll, slow-cooked in a covered pan on the grill with turnip, fennel bulb and apple; mashed ...
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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Thanksgiving

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     This is a day to be thankful.  And I am -- I'm thankful my boss tolerates my quirks and foibles, and that Tamara does, too.      I...
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Failure Modes Of Bad Managers

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     It is possible that my experience is not the usual thing.  I have worked for many different managers, both my direct supervisor and the...
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Monday, November 20, 2023

Quick Roundup

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     Here it is, all you need to know in the shortest time:      U. S. domestic politics is awful.      World politics is awful.      War...
Friday, November 17, 2023

The U. S. Senate, Red In Tooth And Claw?

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     It's been all over the news, all over social media -- junior Senator for Oklahoma Markwayne Mullin offering to fight Teamsters Pres...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Just In Time For Christmas

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     I've got it: the hot new toy.  It's a Tesla Cybertruck in the style of the "Transformers" toys, only when you transfo...
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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Kerosene Stove

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     My paternal grandmother cooked on a kerosene stove.  She preferred them.  She would have grown up with wood-fueled cookstoves and a ker...
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Saturday, November 11, 2023

11 November

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     The current received wisdom is that veterans are a bit irked by pro forma thank-you-for-your-service recognition of the day -- and of t...
Thursday, November 09, 2023

So Much To Do

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     Busy at work, busy fighting this lingering cold, busy watching politicians....      I watched some of the Republican runners-up debate...
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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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