The Adventures of Roberta X

     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.

     I'm off for four more weeks.  Well, the doctor actually prescribed light duty, still not lifting any more than fifteen pounds, and ...

      NPR has cogent analysis of last night's Presidential speech .  Tl;dr? A nothingburger with cheese, pickles, lettuce (oh, lots and ...

     There's a Presidential address tonight, which the White House says will be be about "free and fair elections"* and "...

     It's a trope from The Onion and like a lot of satire, it's realer than real.  The essay linked below explains how zillionaire ...

      Saw my regular doctor today for general follow-up on my back and some discussion of long-term prognosis.  It is, as I suspected, parti...

     After checking out the ladders I already own, I realized I had one that was light enough to carry and the right size to reach the roof,...

     The thing about a gerontocracy is that it crumbles away at the upper edge: with age comes power, but nobody lasts forever; the same ...

     Amazon keeps sticking her in a hang glider and flying her into the Uncanny Valley, and I have to coax her back out again.  Alexa goes f...

      The words "Senator" and "senility" have the same Latin root, senex -- and yes, it means just what you think, only...

     A couple of cautious trials have shown me that I can ride my bicycle without irritating my back.  Maybe I would irk it if I tackled muc...

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