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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Sixteen Years Left to Live. How Many Bowls of Froot Loops Is That?

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In the sixteen years I’ve got left, how many of the gotta-do items on my to-do list will I get done?  Read more.

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