The Adventures of Roberta X

The further and continuing adventures of the girl who sat in the back of your homeroom, reading and daydreaming.

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Goodbye, 2022

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     It's time to kiss this year goodbye -- on the cheek, not the lips -- and kick it out the door.  Possibly without a parachute.  Fare...
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Friday, December 30, 2022

This Just In?

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      Did you hear?  Netflix is working on a George Santos biopic, to be called Forging A Career !       That's a joke.  Unfortunately,...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Yeah? You First

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      You've got to love the commenter who told me to "Just go bake cookies" if I'd lost the fire of enthusiasm for some p...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Among The Humans

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      I worked at the Main Campus yesterday.  Since the 26th was Christmas (observed), it wasn't too bad: no adult supervision and most ...
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Monday, December 26, 2022

Score: Turducken 1, Roasting Pan 0

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      It was my fault.  Yesterday, the high temperature in Indianapolis was 18°F.  I had a leftover turducken.  I'd ordered one for Than...
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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Merry Christmas!

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      Here's the happiest and best of Christmas -- and other holiday -- wishes to you and yours,        As ever, I will gratefully acce...
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Friday, December 23, 2022

Well, That's Better

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      It's -9°F in Indianapolis right now and TV says the wind chill makes it feel like -37°.  -37°???  That's too low.  I asked the...
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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Weather Alert

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      You don't need me to tell you that there's horrible weather coming to most of the contiguous U.S., if it hasn't already ar...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Audits, The Deep State And Least-Bad Options

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      Congress will be releasing Mr. Trump's tax returns from during his original campaign and Presidency.  Most modern Presidents have ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

I'd Love To Post Something

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     But mostly I just look at the news and wonder, "What next?"       Yeah, I have opinions about a lot of it, but so does every...
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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Acute Tactics

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     Yesterday, I noticed the little box-of-stuff-a-month subscription I have to a service that keeps nudging anyone who signs up to write m...
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Saturday, December 17, 2022

In A Better World

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      In a better world, Elon Musk would have never bought Twitter.  Not because he's "ruining" it; Twitter always was and rem...
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Roberta X
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
I'm *mindlessly* fascinating. My internal monologue is like a frog in a blender, swimming like mad to keep ahead of the blades.
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