The Adventures of Roberta X

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

Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Maybe It's Not Just Disliking The Cold

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     Yesterday, I had sinuses so messed up that I wasn't navigating well.  After a couple of attempts to get out of the house, I gave up...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Flashback?

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     Fox News is in court again -- well, still -- facing off against a voting-machine company .  What, you thought it was over, and that the...
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Monday, December 01, 2025

Rankings

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     GDP -- Gross Domestic Product -- is an imperfect measure of how well a country is doing.  You can't look at it and infer, for insta...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

It Is True

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     Or at least it's true for me: the older I get, the less I like snow.      We've got a bit of it, and cold temperatures to go wi...
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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Giardiniera

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     The Italian pickled vegetable mix is a favorite of mine, but our corner grocer doesn't stock the brand I like best.  They've go...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Traditions

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     Thanksgiving, Tam and I had the traditional Roseholme Cottage* meal: turducken baked on the grill with roast vegetables and bacon-mushr...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Giving Thanks

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     Today, I'm working to embrace the thought that as bad as I think things are, they could be a great deal worse.  While I'm appre...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Suspended Judgement

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     Fulton County, Georgia is dropping the sweeping election interference case against Donald Trump and a number of co-defendants, stemming...
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Speaking About Deep Weirdness

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     It's well known that tech zillionaire and all-around oddball Peter Thiel is a major backer of U.S. Vice-President J. D. Vance -- an...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Lack Of Posting

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     I haven't posted much this week -- current events leave me struggling to keep up with the craziness of it all, from a Russian-inspi...
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Sunday, November 23, 2025

The Ipcress File...Again?

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     I found Len Deighton's not-quite-Everyman spy Harry Palmer the long way 'round and in reverse, starting with the book series b...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

There Is Still No Antimemetics Division

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      I read and enjoyed There Is No Antimemetics Division in both text forms, and it turns out there's a short film, as well.      It...
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Roberta X
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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