The Adventures of Roberta X

      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....

     I decided I had better do my taxes before the last minute.  I knew it was going to be painful, since I started receiving Social Securit...

     So I guess we blew up the Ayatollah, or maybe the Israelis did -- of course, he was like 86 and they were shopping for a new one alread...

     I picked the wrong Friday to skip posting.  The stuff I had in mind is largely moot, because as of middle-on-the-night thirty, we are a...