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A (Lengthy) Case of the Human Condition: Married 35 Years

March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Us in 1975. Photo by Ruth/Scott Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Hey, Everybody!

Jon Newhall and I have been married for 35 years today. Two kids, one house and lots of rewarding jobs later, we seem to be in it for the long haul.

We got married late. We skipped our first marriages and went straight for the second. A strategy I recommend.

 

Barbara, Jon, Christina, Peter Newhall. Photo by BF Newhall 2009

 

 

Jon and I in LA last month getting warmed up for the big Three-Five. Photo 2012 by Christina Newhall

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A Case of the Human Condition: Our Christmas Candy Is — Gone!

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A candy gift from Liz Nystrom. Photo 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

The Christmas candy . . .

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

My son Peter’s girlfriend’s mom has a lot of good qualities. She gardens, she composts, she giggles at my jokes, she adores my son. This is all good.

But what’s really good about Liz is — what comes out of her kitchen. [Read more...]

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A Case of the Human Condition: Fewer Marriages — but More Facebook Relationships?

January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Apparently, fewer Americans are getting married these days. (Check out the PBS Newshour story.)

But lots and lots of people are doing the next best thing: making a public declaration of being in a relationship — on Facebook.

Neither of my twenty/thirty-something kids is married. But both are telling the world they’re in a relationship … and they’re naming names.

The computers over at Facebook keep you honest, I notice. You can’t say you’re in a relationship with somebody unless they agree to it.

© 2012 photo and text BF Newhall

On the other hand, some folks are so keen on marriage, they'll marry a bunch of people all at once: The Darger family of Utah has three wives.

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A Case of the Human Condition: Holy Sex Toys

January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Traditional Christians, Jews, Muslims — and maybe even a Buddhist or two – they’re discovering the joy of sex, with a little help on line from sex toy manufacturers.

Read all about it on The Daily Beast.

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Yosemite — More Beautiful than the Himalayas?

December 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Al Aistrope at Tuolumne Meadows. Photo 2011 by Barbara Falconer Newhall

That's Al, barely visible between trees and rock on the trail at Yosemite. Photo 2011 by Barbara Falconer Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Is the Yosemite high country even more beautiful than the Himalayas?

My hiking pal Al Aistrope thinks so. The Himalayas’ claim to fame, of course, is all those high, spectacularly high, mountain peaks.

Yosemite, on the other hand, abounds in beautiful sights, [Read more...]

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