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

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Barbara’s Riffs on Life

Why Meditate — When I Could Be Sweeping the Garage?

January 24, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Jon Newhall sitting on our deck quietly, seen through a window, with trees. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
I’ve tried meditating a few times – a very few times. I’m well read on the subject, however. Indeed, I’ve spent way more time reading about meditation than I’ve spent doing it.

GodsBigBlog: What Ever Happened to God?

January 10, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

The category GodsBigBlog is now called My Rocky Spiritual Journey.

The Writing Room: Can This Guy Make Me a Star?

January 9, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I’m going to take Jeff Greenwald’s Page to Stage class. It starts next week at the Writers Grotto in SF.

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

January 4, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A candy gift from Liz Nystrom. Photo 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Our Christmas candy is all gone. Gone. Like a lot of good things in life — mothers, fathers, old friends, colleagues. Read more.

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

January 1, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Fewer people are getting married these days, but plenty are declaring their love and loyalty publicly — on Facebook.

A Case of the Human Condition: Holy Sex Toys

January 1, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Christians, Jews, Muslims — and maybe even a Buddhist or two — they’re discovering the joy of sex, with a little help from sex toys.

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Where to Throw a Throw Pillow? On the Bedroom Floor, of Course

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