The Adventures of Roberta X

     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 ...

      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...