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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

What Makes Me Happy? Having a Happy Kid, of Course

July 2, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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What makes me happy? Catching one of my kids in a moment of real time happiness. Like my son holding his newborn for the first time.   Read more.

My Deceased Husband’s Voice — Coming at Me From the Stars

June 24, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My deceased husband’s voice came at me the other day — from across the years, all the way from 1988 and a summer’s night under the stars.  Read more.

Widowed. I’m Fine Until It’s Time to Go Home

June 18, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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A day-long hike at Pt. Reyes keeps my mind off the fact that I’m widowed — and I’m fine until it’s time to go home.  Read more.

When Your Friends Read Your Blog — And the Warriors Win It!

June 17, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The trouble with keeping a blog that your friends read is — your friends read your blog. And then they invite you over to watch the game with them.  Read more.

Gun Rights — Who Owns the Second Amendment?

June 11, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Who owns the Second Amendment? The Americans who own guns? Or the people who sell them?  Read more.

Jon Was a Sports Fan. Am I?

June 4, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Jon loved sports. I didn’t. But I did love Jon, and he was a sports fan, so I followed his teams. Now that he’s gone, am I still a sports fan? Read more.

Did Covid Kill My Husband? Was He ‘Collateral Damage’ of the Pandemic?

May 28, 2022 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Covid-19 has killed 1,000,000 Americans. How many additional, collateral casualties were there? Was Jon one of them? Did Covid kill my husband?  Read more.

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A Case of the Human Condition: I’ve Got a Dirty Little Secret — I (Still) Can’t Say No to Toys

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Some people can’t resist chocolate. For others, it’s clothes. Some folks, oddly enough, will spend $110,000 on a Ferrari with no back seat and hardly any trunk. Imagine that . . . For me as the mother of young children, toys were my weakness. Read more.

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