The Adventures of Roberta X

Right now the ice pellets raining down make a sound like tiny glass bead cascading though Hell's biggest hourglass and they might as wel...

I guess I'm just a pessimist. With widespread rioting in Egypt and the breakdown of civil order in that country, my brain lit up a radi...

...I dunno. Picked up some plain white bread at the Hippie Store and realized it was marked "gluten free" when I got home. F...

They named a day after me! Too bad it was the (simulated) day the (simulated) response of (real) Portland, Washington Oregon (dadburned ge...

...And one they don't have any more. Turk Turon takes us back to the Tottenham Outrage , when Crown subjects lent their personal sidear...

Even though no one was hurt. It's impolite to giggle. ...Still, when something goes awry in the sewers in those hours between bar-closi...

Aw, geesh. I knew I was sort of floaty and out of it. I'm gettin' horizontal some more.

What a world: The kilogram is shrinking . That is, either it's shrinking or the other kilos it is compared to are growing; there's ...

...But haven't we all? Thing is, Mr. Pohl's been lied to about a specific subject: firearms. And since neither personal inclination...

Saw my Mother this morning. She's awake, off the ventilator, off most of the IVs and even out of her bed...at least as far as a recline...

Heard from in front of TV, where Tam is catching up on important world events: As the traffic report starts: "Oh my G- What is s...

AYN RAND IS MY COPILOT AND SHE SURE IS BOSSY! ...Passengers are reminded that premises must be checked before boarding.