The Adventures of Roberta X

     Tam keeps chuckling when she puts something in the kitchen wastebasket.      A few days ago, me and my bad back managed to fumble our ...

      Got my FMLA paperwork today,* which is good.  It's got me covered through my next ortho doctor's appointment.      Then I read...

     Tam, before grilling begins: " Oh, just a small patty for me, please. "      Tam, after I have brought in steaming smashburg...

     Nine years ago, a series of tweets (and they were still tweets then) that did nothing but quote the Declaration of Independence got ang...

     I haven't felt much like celebrating this Independence Day; it seems to me that our Republic is on the ropes, and the next three or...

      So, the Mayor of NYC asked New Yorkers to set their thermostats no lower than 78° through these hot days -- and the Federal Department...

     I found the article, but I didn't bookmark it: it would appear that the state DSA in New York is somewhat at odds with the wider De...

     The President of the U. S. has been fuming about "communists"* winning primaries in New York City and Colorado.  He appears t...

     The grocer had nice-looking boneless pork chops and I had most of a bottle of sweet chili sauce.  I took this as a sign, and picked up ...

     Or not new so much as one I've had before returning, and way more painful.  Nope, not gonna talk about it, but it's really affe...

      I did too much yesterday, cooking the steaks.  Woke up achy and went back to sleep -- three times!  Only the first was when the alarm ...

     It was a crazy idea.  But I already had hardwood kindling left over from the last time I used the grill, and the lump charcoal bag was ...