The Adventures of Roberta X

     Nine years ago, a series of tweets (and they were still tweets then) that did nothing but quote the Declaration of Independence got ang...

     I haven't felt much like celebrating this Independence Day; it seems to me that our Republic is on the ropes, and the next three or...

      So, the Mayor of NYC asked New Yorkers to set their thermostats no lower than 78° through these hot days -- and the Federal Department...

     I found the article, but I didn't bookmark it: it would appear that the state DSA in New York is somewhat at odds with the wider De...

     The President of the U. S. has been fuming about "communists"* winning primaries in New York City and Colorado.  He appears t...

     The grocer had nice-looking boneless pork chops and I had most of a bottle of sweet chili sauce.  I took this as a sign, and picked up ...

     Or not new so much as one I've had before returning, and way more painful.  Nope, not gonna talk about it, but it's really affe...

      I did too much yesterday, cooking the steaks.  Woke up achy and went back to sleep -- three times!  Only the first was when the alarm ...

     It was a crazy idea.  But I already had hardwood kindling left over from the last time I used the grill, and the lump charcoal bag was ...

     I woke up yesterday with a sharp increase in my back soreness.  It wasn't a surprise.  Thursday night is Trash Night and no matter ...

     ...Frustrated.  Yes.  I'm frustrated.  The whole mess with my back, medical treatment, dealing with being off work, trying to get c...

     While the rule of law (national and international) and long-established government functions come crashing down, I'm hearing a lot ...