The Adventures of Roberta X

     With the 2026 legislative session wrapping up this weekend, it's a little late, but the Chamber of Commerce has a nice PDF with a f...

     It's eleven at night and the cat wants me to go to bed so much that he's trying to steal things off desks so I'll chase him...

      This morning, it was over 70 degrees outside and dark, as thunderstorms -- even a tornado or two, farther north -- rumbled across the ...

      We have raccoons in our chimney.  There is no fireplace at Roseholme Cottage, but there used to be a coal-burning furnace, with a flue...

1. Local, Local, Local      Indianapolis had its very own electric power utility for decades, and people liked Indianapolis Power & Li...

     A nasty headache has had hold of me all day, from a morning of wordless, sensation-based nightmares to an afternoon of slogging though ...

      Wander around social media in recent days and you'll probably trip over someone reminding that "we created the mess in Iran....

      Does it make a difference?  There are questions about what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was spending her department's money on, espec...

     The Washington, DC press corps keep asking about the conflict with Iran: "Is it a war?"  Trump administration officials keep ...

     I'd like to apologize to everyone who told me that if I voted for Kamala Harris, the United States would get in yet another war in ...

     There are credible reports of high-ranking U. S. officers describing the current situation in the Middle East,* including U. S. involve...

     Sometimes, the Fates serve something up that's so on the nose, you know the fix is in.  Case (literally) in point, United States v....