Armchair Wit blog

with Roberta Sarver

First Father Facts

I thought it might be enlightening to dig up little-known facts about the man we call the father of our country. You will find...

View from the Bottom Rung

Eye-opening experiences at a homeless mission

Ridding Your Home of Two-Legged Pests

Warm summer months are here. When we moved to the Midwest, we learned to deal with mosquitos, chiggers, ticks, and a variety of pests...

Nathanael Greene: Quaker Turned Military Hero

What does a peace-loving Quaker do when an outside nation threatens his way of life? That was the issue faced by Nathanael Greene nearly...

Granddaddy's Ten Rules For Livin'

Age-old wisdom from an Ozark mountaineer.

Graduation Humor

With all the hoopla surrounding commencement speeches, I thought a little humor might lighten things up a bit. Am I the only one who...

Bring Back Ben's America

If many of our founding fathers were alive today, they would be crafting things we never dreamed of. Thomas Jefferson invented a way to...

Navajo Code Talkers: Quiet, Tough, Resilient

This Memorial Day we honor those who gave their lives serving in the US military. Perhaps no group deserves more honor than the Navajo...

Mother's Day Letter to My Son

Dear Son, You enjoy unconventional things, right? Well, this Mother’s Day I’m sending a greeting to you. You know that education is...

Mistaken Identity

(Image of a granny, but the one I look like is copyrighted by someone else.) Dear Sis, You won’t believe what happened to me last week. I...