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Barbara’s Riffs on Life

Out-Takes From a Small Town Police Blotter Reveal a Serious Case of the Human Condition

October 18, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

In California’s Gold Country, the bad news is not too bad, if a recent edition of the Western Nevada County Union’s police blotter is to be believed. Read more.

Watching Christine Blasey Ford — And Brett Kavanaugh — With a Husband I Can Count On

September 28, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Brett Kavanaugh testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, September 27. 2018, in a CNN report.

Christine Blasey Ford vs. Brett Kavanaugh: Jon and I are as demoralized as we were 27 years ago during the Hill-Thomas hearings. Read more.

Facebook Identity Confirmation: FB Wants My ID. Should I Give It?

September 22, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Facebook Identity Confirmation: A Facebook post about Brett Kavanaugh posted by Barbara Falconer Newhall, was rejected by FB ad department because it was political and did not have a FB Identity Confirmation. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Facebook refused my ad because I didn’t have a Facebook Identity Confirmation — and my post was “related to politics or national issues.” Which, of course it was. Read more.

Brett Kavanaugh: The One Teenager We Know for Sure He Bullied

September 19, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Senator Orrin Hatch welcomes Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, July 2018. Senate photo

By ruling that Jane Doe must put off getting an abortion, Brett Kavanaugh forced a teenager to remain pregnant — to be pregnant — against her will. Read more.

Too Many Walls — and Not Enough Bathrooms — at Our House

July 28, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Too many walls: Homeowners of this 1950s ranch are contemplating removing the wall between their kitchen and dining room. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Our house has too many walls. It was built in the 1950s when families wanted to close the door on the kitchen mess, and one upstairs bath was just fine. Read more. 

My First Writers Retreat — It Won’t Be My Last. Here’s Why

June 16, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Author Barbara Falconer Newhall gets some writing done in a quiet classroom at St. Mary's College during the Bridgeingwriters retreat held June 9. Barbara Newhall photo

I thought those romantic writers retreats were an indulgent waste of time. A one-day retreat ten miles from home showed me otherwise. Read more.

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Five Years Ago This Month — Covid Shut Down Our World

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Five years ago this month covid shut down our world. There wasn’t much to do, so I wrote a lot of covid stories, some sad and some, I like to think, amusing.  Read more.

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