Roberta Sarver
Spring Cleaning Dutch Style
Extra workload this week made it necessary to redo an old newspaper column from several years ago.
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Armchair Wit
with Roberta Sarver
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Roberta Sarver
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Mentors: Blessings in Shoe Leather
Mentors-making the difference between success and failure.
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Roberta Sarver
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus Joins the Offended
The old mountaineer collides with modern culture.
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Roberta Sarver
- Feb 18
- 1 min
I'm Silently Correcting Your Grammar
Would you run that by me again?
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Roberta Sarver
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus's Opinions on Hirin' and Firin'
Lessons from the old mountaineer's grandson
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Roberta Sarver
- Feb 2
- 5 min
Push! (Part Two)
Don't you wish they taught this in school?
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Roberta Sarver
- Jan 26
- 4 min
Push! (Part One)
Don't you wish this could be a required course in school?
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Roberta Sarver
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Snowbound? Try This
Anyone who ever experienced a blizzard and power outage will tell you they plan to be prepared next time. Once the white stuff melts...
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Roberta Sarver
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Rescued by Angels
An experience we will never forget.
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Roberta Sarver
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Copy of Awkward Moments
This guest post is authored by our son Jonathan, who prefers the nickname Budge. I thought it would be an appropriate addendum to my...
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Roberta Sarver
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
A Beginner's Guide to Social Greetings
Humorous observations on the way we greet.
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Roberta Sarver
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
If You're Sick, Don't Tell Your Friends
Got the virus?
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Roberta Sarver
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus and Thanks Living
What are you thankful for this year?
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Roberta Sarver
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
If It's YOUR Birthday, Why Do I Look Older?
Every family has one: the kid who keeps you on a first-name basis with the ER staff.
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Roberta Sarver
- Nov 12, 2022
- 2 min
Pardon, Your Slip is Showing
Grammar slips can be pretty funny.
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Roberta Sarver
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Patriotism: A Whisper from the Past
We owe a great deal to our veterans. Remember to thank one today.
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Roberta Sarver
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus Visits the Parson
Kudos to those tireless servants who labor in God's vineyard.
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Roberta Sarver
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Old Items/ New Purpose
If these items hadn't been invented...
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Roberta Sarver
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
Eric LIddell: Wings on HIs Feet, Fire in His Soul
He chose faith over fame.
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Roberta Sarver
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Wilberforce-England's Tiny Meteor
He left behind a grateful race of dark-skinned people.
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Roberta Sarver
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus Ponders Progress
More thoughts from the Ozark mountaineer.
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Roberta Sarver
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
We Survived Play in the Good Old Days
Bone-jarring, teeth-rattling, good old-fashioned fun.
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Roberta Sarver
- Sep 16, 2022
- 4 min
Is That All? A True Story
What believing in someone can do.
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Roberta Sarver
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Granddaddy's Ten Rules Fer Livin'
Simple words of wisdom from an Ozark mountaineer.
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Roberta Sarver
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus and What We Ain't
Human nature: instigator of the outlandish.
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Roberta Sarver
- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
Shoes, Post-It Notes, and the Jamaican Olympic Bobsled Team
Living examples of resourcefulness and grit.
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Roberta Sarver
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Stallin the Beater Van
Humorous memories of a motorized lemon.
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Roberta Sarver
- Jul 28, 2022
- 3 min
Raising Kids with Character
It’s coming to that season again. Teachers gear up for another school year. Kids check out backpacks and art supplies. Parents worry...
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Roberta Sarver
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus and the Board of Education
Homespun wisdom from "the holler."
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Roberta Sarver
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
No Regrets
Inspiration from the life of Isaiah Rodriguez and William Borden
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Roberta Sarver
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus on Junk Mail
A humorous look at a common irritation.
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Roberta Sarver
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Dogs and Fireworks: A Match Made in Hades
A dog's opinion on the 4th of July "Big Bang"
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Roberta Sarver
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
Words We Utter That Make Dad Shudder
Fatherhood isn't for the faint of heart.
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Roberta Sarver
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Cousin Rufus on Early Exits
Unique condolences from the old mountain philosopher.
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Roberta Sarver
- May 31, 2022
- 3 min
Navajo Code Talkers: Quiet, Tough, Resilient
Heroes Among Us
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Roberta Sarver
- May 20, 2022
- 3 min
Letter to My Adult Firstborn
Life lessons from Child Rearing 101.
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Roberta Sarver
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
What the Baby Books Didn't Tell Us
A humorous look at motherhood.
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Roberta Sarver
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
A Bushel of Lemons
Unbelievable but true stories of cars we have owned.
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Roberta Sarver
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
You Might Be a Hoosier If...
Gotta love those Hoosier regionalisms.
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About Me
I am a wife and mom who also happens to be an English teacher and a newspaper columnist. And, I am the daughter of one of those armchair wits.
During my childhood, as we sat around the supper table—we were country people who called it supper—our dad told funny stories about things that happened to him that day. And, often he punctuated them with comments about human nature.
It is in tribute to those wonderful insights that I offer this blog, which may make you chuckle and say, “Been there; done that.”
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