Barbara’s Riffs on Life

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

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

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

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

I just discovered a site called Nieman Storyboard — great tips for nonfiction writers

Is the Yosemite high country even more beautiful than the Himalayas? My hiking pal Al Aistrope thinks so. Read more.

Inyo National Forest, Yosemite, Tuolemne Meadows — I can’t go there without snapping photo after photo.Read more.