The Adventures of Roberta X

     This morning is off to an early start, at least for me.  There's a small project underway at work that has been put off and put off...

     The State of the Union speech is coming up, and not only do they cram the Senate into the House chamber (where you know the Senators ch...

      I was busy with the fiction critique group -- those folks are good  writers and getting steadily better -- and the news has done nothi...

     There's a former friend who's annoyed at me.  You see, we didn't vote for the same person for President, and he thinks I st...

     U.S forces, by Presidential directive, are stacking up within striking distance of Iran -- and look, he can do that, shuffle the U. S. ...

     Me, I'd just as soon have my MGB fixed and get to wear a shiny hat.  The truth doesn't change anything.       But the truth ab...

      Okay, I thought the normal beams were dim.  The lead guy at the oil-change place laughed when he checked them.  His trainee looked puz...

     I have been chairing an online writing-critique group for over a year now, and while the microphone in my laptop is more than adequate ...

      Every once in awhile, Indianapolis remembers it started out as a swamp, and throws out a pea-soup fog of impressive thickness.      O...

     The replacement fan impeller for my dryer arrived Friday.  I'm not terribly superstitious, but I was tired; I waited until Saturday...

      Look, if you're going to put your political party forward as the party of moral probity and traditional virtues, admitting (or eve...

     Paperback books really got their start after World War Two as the pulp magazines were fading away -- but Uncle Sam gave them one heck o...