The Adventures of Roberta X

Or, Don't Believe Everything That You Are Told. ...But they do tell the story, or whisper it anyway, late at night, when the data cent...

Sooo, bit of a " crime wave " in Broad Ripple -- especially "downtown," where the presence of hip'n'happeni...

That was the lede I woke up to, as the TV newscaster reported with a smile that someone had broken into a far-southside home...and been shot...

Update: A commenter complained that he couldn't make a contribution without sharing personal information. Wrong! I kicked in $3 via P...

Dammit. Upset tummy, chills, fever, exhaustion and dizziness. If my neck gets stiffer or I start thrashing about, that would be a bad sign...

or, IMPD Officer Handles Situation Appropriately : When an "out-of-control, knife-wielding student" locked himself in a Home Ec ro...

Git along, little plinkies.... I should've aligned them with the quilt pattern! (That pattern has a name, do you recognize it?) Here...

Nice big old debate on the topic going on at Tam's -- and let me reiterate, this is not about celphones! (Trouble there is on the groun...

You know what's not fun? Coming home from work tired and climbing up a stepladder and straightening and rehanging badly bent guttering ...

Unk did it, but turns out he was just quoting the headline. At Reason . As a very wise -- or at least annoyed -- man once remarked, ...

Came home from work last night, parked, turned and looked up and there it was: A solar glory! Seen more often on U.S. money than in real l...

Now that I have the Colt .22 Police Postive.... An S&W "kit gun" .22 revolver would be nice. Nicer? A " Bekeart ,...