View from the Empty Nest
Empty Nest Syndrome: aka Parental PTSD
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Armchair Wit blog
with Roberta Sarver
Copy of Life's Simple Pleasures
In honor of Grandparents' Day this Sunday, I submit the following from a longtime grandma - me. Anyone who grew up in the last century...
In Defense of Introverts
Some people are born salespersons. They could sell freezers to Eskimos. Then there are the rest of us. I usually end up giving away...
The Unlikely Connection Between Shoes, Post-It Notes, and the Jamaican Olympic Bobsled Team
Jan Earnst Matzeliger, 1852-1889 Who knew that one young man saving scrap metal, old cigar boxes and pieces of wire could obtain a major...
What It's Like to Be a Dad
Why kids adore their dads.
The Other Faces on Mount Rushmore-Part Two
Which president's likeness is carved on Mount Rushmore between Washington and Roosevelt? Hint: his image also is on the $2 bill and the...
Copy of The Other Faces on Mount Rushmore-Part One
Quiz: What four presidents’ faces are carved on Mount Rushmore? You probably easily guessed George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but...
Murphy's Law: Assault by Batteries
A car that's toast, and three other headaches.
The Summer We Hope to Forget
After living in church parsonages for many years, we felt elated to buy a place of our own. However, we weren't prepared for the hazards...
The Worth of a Dad
What kids said about their dad.
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