The Adventures of Roberta X

     Have I got a guy for you!  A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry will take you on deep dives into history with a genuine scholar, foot...

Dear Bedroom Community Chevrolet Dealer Who Keeps Mailing Me Offers To Buy My Car:      Please take this to heart: The only circumstance ...

     ...It's good enough for anyone.  Thanks to physical therapy and some very mild yard work afterwards, I was hungry around midday, wh...

     The thing about commenting on current events is, right now, we have got a whole bunch of men -- and it's mostly men, you boys gotta...

     I started with some pretty good Hoppin' John -- ham, mild Italian sausage, green peppers, onion, canned diced mild chilis, a box of...

     I'd post something, but I keep nodding off.  I haven't been sleeping well -- my back wakes me more often than I'm used to.

     I'm off for four more weeks.  Well, the doctor actually prescribed light duty, still not lifting any more than fifteen pounds, and ...

      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,...