by Brenda Erb Roberts | Apr 15, 2026 | The Lighter Side
“Never attempt to dry a pet in the oven.” That was a statement in the instruction manual for my new oven, and it cracked me up. Do we now have instruction manuals rather than parents? It’s hard to fathom the number of questions that statement raises. Thinking it...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Mar 13, 2026 | The Lighter Side
I’m sure there is a genetic mutation in my family, but my mother didn’t have me tested. It affects only women, so in my family, it is a mutation on the X Chromosome. There may be those with a Y Chromosome (men) who suffer from this condition, but not in my family....
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Feb 15, 2026 | The Lighter Side
Years ago, I had a co-worker from Newfoundland who described what we often term “cabin fever” as “shacky whacky.” It’s a delightful description of how I feel occasionally during the deep, dark winter, when the walls seem to take a step inward each day, and the snow...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Jan 15, 2026 | The Lighter Side
This past Christmas, my childhood friend’s wish finally came true. From the time she was young, she longed for the joy of owning an Easy-Bake Oven. Dreams of producing baked wonders beyond earthly compare filled her imagination. However, it was a wish destined to...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Dec 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
As I deliberated over the many delectable options for baking for the Christmas season, memories of epic cooking fails began surfacing: the exploding turkey liver, the brownie Pintaster, the cookie lava covering my oven, and more. In retrospect, many of them are...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Nov 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
Do you lie awake at night thinking about the imponderables of life, the questions that seem to have no answer? I don’t, but I do have questions. For example, what if Shakespeare had written like Dr. Seuss? I’ve discovered that ChatGPT.com, an artificial intelligence...
