The Adventures of Roberta X

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Rush, Rush, Rush

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     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...
Monday, February 23, 2026

What Flavor Popcorn?

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     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...
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Yeah, Nothing Saturday

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      I was busy with the fiction critique group -- those folks are good  writers and getting steadily better -- and the news has done nothi...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Half A Vote

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     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...
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Not In The Job Parameters

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     U.S forces, by Presidential directive, are stacking up within striking distance of Iran -- and look, he can do that, shuffle the U. S. ...
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Thursday, February 19, 2026

You Want The Truth?

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     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...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

About Those Headlights

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      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...
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Successfully Marketed To

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     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 ...
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Monday, February 16, 2026

Our Fog

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      Every once in awhile, Indianapolis remembers it started out as a swamp, and throws out a pea-soup fog of impressive thickness.      O...
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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Back Drying -- For Now

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

He Said What?

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      Look, if you're going to put your political party forward as the party of moral probity and traditional virtues, admitting (or eve...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

A Book And Some History

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     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...
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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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