Susan's Pendulum

"You're not really sorry if you keep on committing the sin." There is some truth to that.  A nine-yr-old isn't really s...

Santa and his wife weren't getting along.  They went to a marriage counselor but still could not work out their differences.  They decid...

It's like magic!  Alton Brown said to peel the hard-boiled eggs before they cool.  And it works! With fresh eggs from happy chickens, ...

The "Survivor" version of cooking lessons.  Gary and I have been enjoying watching Worst Cooks in America .  This is much better t...

With the current crop of presidential candidates, American Christians are wondering about voting this November.  Many Christians are saying ...

The last month I've done some things that I hadn't done yet in my post-stroke life.  The garden is tilled and waiting for seeds or s...

Counting calories is hard. Sure, it's manageable IF you're eating food straight out of a box, with a nutrition label that tells you...

I have a pair of jeans. I would like another pair of jeans. I am tall.  My legs are so freaky long that it's hard to buy pants.  I ha...

I can remember so many songs from high-school choir that I'd rather not remember.  But some of what we sang was fantastic.  Two pieces ...

Is religious freedom a civil right? We had a discussion at church tonight.  From one perspective, religious freedom is not a civil right. ...

For my kids: This is the recipe for the pork we had on Sunday.  I don't know who/where I got it from -- probably a melding of several on...

Gary tuned the radio to the ball game last night.  As I was falling asleep, a commercial grabbed my attention.  "Gary, did you hear tha...

This was part of Christmas dinner.  Nobody in our family is allergic to anything in it, and that's no small feat.  The recipe makes 5-6 ...

I feel like such a hypocrite. After I read Don Aslett , I told myself, "No more cleaning for company!"  I clean for us .  I cle...

This last week before Christmas, I have been appreciating intermingling the day's O antiphon with the Lord's Prayer. For today: ...

We address Adonai. Ruler. Lord of might. Law-giver. Appearing to Moses in the burning bush. Appearing to the Israelites in the cloud an...

An unwed girl gets pregnant.  She chooses not to kill her baby.  Baby is born.  Christians sometimes have mixed feelings.  The ladies at c...

Doctor visit to a specialist I've never seen before. Doctor recommends a long-term course of a medicine that is rife with bad side eff...

The tax collectors and soldiers came to John, listening to his preaching, believing his message, and asking, "What shall we do?"  ...

So not only has my blog been wonky, but now I see the comments have been wonky too. No, the comments themselves haven't been.  (My apo...