The Adventures of Roberta X

     Today's title is beyond unlikely.  A few days ago, I exited the front door for my morning walk and discovered a large cicada had ru...

      It'll be a PhD thesis subject some day, I'm just not sure in which department: Is Republican rage at Dr. Anthony Fauci primari...

     Because if I call it chili, the Texans get restive.  The various kinds of stuff we make in the Midwest are drastically different anyway...

     What, do you suppose, are the chances that a man who still denies he lost an election to the Presidency and incited a (dimwitted) insur...

      "Every spot in history is the most dangerous," a commenter told me the other day.  Which is on one level a tautology: we...

     For years, I've been buying Michaels of Brooklyn pasta sauce.  It's consistent and I like it, but I mostly stick to two version...

     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.