The Adventures of Roberta X

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

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Well, What A Surprise

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     The news organizations ousted from their spots at the White House went before a judge yesterday -- a Trump-appointed Federal judge, pr...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Stop Shouting!

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     Alternative titles: "Get Off The Bus!" and "Partyline."      It has nothing to do with politics.  I went to work o...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Strange Bed- Er, Well, This Is Awkward

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      Yesterday, CNN had "pool" video duty for White House Coverage; the job rotates between ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC, and with ...
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It's A Little Thing, But

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     It's got me wondering: actors who do one-act plays, or shoot short subjects, do you wish them luck before a performance by saying, ...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

It Wasn't A Dare

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     Last night, I pointed to, and mocked, the increasing weirdness of the present administration and their Legislative counterparts (and le...
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Saturday, September 19, 2026

It Just Keeps Getting Weirder

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      There's no end to the strange turns.  Let's see -- the President says he's banning some U. S. news organizations from the ...
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Friday, September 18, 2026

This Is...Unwanted

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     I missed a couple of doses of my anti-inflammatory this past week, and maybe I did a little too much awkward lifting on Trash Night las...
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Thursday, September 17, 2026

A Staggering Own-Goal

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     Through misadventure, misjudgement and incompetence, the United States has led the way to a global shortage of diesel fuel.  Prices hav...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Running, Running

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     These have been a busy two days. Both cats had early-morning vet appointments, Holden on general principles and to schedule teeth-clean...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

This Timeline Is Deeply Wrong

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     "Lay down with dogs, get up with a job at the FBI," shouldn't be a thing, but here we are.  2026 is the gift that keeps o...
Monday, September 14, 2026

Getting The Lead Out

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     I bought a filtering water pitcher, and the reason is--      City water tastes pretty lousy if it sits for more than a few minutes.  I...
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

That Whole Charlie Kirk Anniversary Thing

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     Not the terrible thing that was done to him.  I wrote at the time and I'll say it again: nobody has that coming.  Certainly not a g...
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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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