Susan's Pendulum

Andrew and I sat down to listen to our current tape in the US at War series. We're studying the time leading up to the Revolutionary W...

An Arab diplomat visiting the U.S. for the first time was being wined and dined by the State Department. The Grand Emir was unused to the sa...

If you're a homeschool mom like me, you may not have balloons in the house when you need them for science experiments. "What do yo...

On a transatlantic flight, a plane passes through a severe storm. The turbulence is awful, and things go from bad to worse when one wing is ...

In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear confrontations, the Montana Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, ...

This isn't as runny as the caramel dips you find in the produce section or at the apple orchard, but it's healthier. The taste isn...

France -- the only country with reverse gear and backup lights on their tanks.

Oh boy! My sister and her husband are having a baby next spring!!!!!

A few weeks ago, a friend commented on her daughter's behavior after an afternoon at a homeschool co-op with all the other kids. I told...

I went to my doctor and said "Doc, I can't remember ever being this sick before! Can you help me?" He said, "Sure!" ...

We all cracked up over the xkcd comic strip about people ignoring the very-real prize advertised on the site to the 100-millionth visitor. ...

Did you hear the one about the paranoid dyslexic? He always thought he was following someone...

The other day in Bible class, a wise woman brought up some questions about the "knowledge of God." An interesting discussion ensu...

A friend and I were sitting at Starbucks when a noisy car alarm interrupted our conversation. "What good are car alarms when no one pay...

Every Wednesday and every Saturday I look at the ad papers, in case a Just-Right Job should appear in the want ads. This week I thought I s...

Furnace has been on for two weeks. Last year we didn't flip the switch until the last week of October or early November. We've had...

One day, little Johnny visited a doctor for a vaccination. After the doctor gave him an injection, he tried to bandage Johnny's arm. ...

As we have been traveling through the David stories recently, Pastor has been pointing out all these ways that David looks like Jesus ... bu...

Okay, so I'm very very slow. Pictures from early August ... The man with Gary is Randy, one of the bosses at Gary's work, and the g...

The company psychiatrist was interviewing Nancy. As she sat in the chair, the psychiatrist asked a series of questions to determine if she w...