The Adventures of Roberta X

     ...With a "face" marking!      It -- probably she, from the size -- is another orb weaver, with yellow knees, and very sh...

     "Installing update 1 of 497."  Gak.

     Oh, Nutella-cream-filled donut, how could I not delight in thee?      It's a kindly world that puts a world-class donut joint s...

If James Bond taught English, rather than working as a spy:      The Spy Who Declined Me      Dr. Know      Never Say "Ain't...

     Or, "What I did Thursday."       And on a tiny scale -- those are SMA connectors.  That's a 5/16" wrench.  And th...

     In the wake of tragedy, sometimes it's difficult to figure out how to follow it.  This one hit close to home -- murderer and victim...

     ETA: It was the lead story on local and network news last night; it led in NBC's Today show just now, Thursday morning.  TV just ...

     Good old State Repressive Representative Ed Delany thinks it's time to "finally talk about gun violence," I guess as opp...

     Soup, or maybe stew:      Stew beef, Italian sausage, onion, potato, carrots, beef stock + water, sauteed red bell and poblano peppe...

     Aside from the bicycle trip for Saturday brunch, I slept most of the weekend and apparently needed it.   Still, one does need a little ...

     "They named it 'Kitchenette,' really?"  That's what I asked my little brother when he told me about a new breakfa...

    For some reason, I feel as if I was two hundred years old this morning -- well, maybe only 150.  Gah.