The Adventures of Roberta X

      NPR has cogent analysis of last night's Presidential speech .  Tl;dr? A nothingburger with cheese, pickles, lettuce (oh, lots and ...

     There's a Presidential address tonight, which the White House says will be be about "free and fair elections"* and "...

     It's a trope from The Onion and like a lot of satire, it's realer than real.  The essay linked below explains how zillionaire ...

      Saw my regular doctor today for general follow-up on my back and some discussion of long-term prognosis.  It is, as I suspected, parti...

     After checking out the ladders I already own, I realized I had one that was light enough to carry and the right size to reach the roof,...

     The thing about a gerontocracy is that it crumbles away at the upper edge: with age comes power, but nobody lasts forever; the same ...

     Amazon keeps sticking her in a hang glider and flying her into the Uncanny Valley, and I have to coax her back out again.  Alexa goes f...

      The words "Senator" and "senility" have the same Latin root, senex -- and yes, it means just what you think, only...

     A couple of cautious trials have shown me that I can ride my bicycle without irritating my back.  Maybe I would irk it if I tackled muc...

     Tam keeps chuckling when she puts something in the kitchen wastebasket.      A few days ago, me and my bad back managed to fumble our ...

      Got my FMLA paperwork today,* which is good.  It's got me covered through my next ortho doctor's appointment.      Then I read...

     Tam, before grilling begins: " Oh, just a small patty for me, please. "      Tam, after I have brought in steaming smashburg...