Jon Newhall and I have been married for 35 years today. Two kids, one house and lots of rewarding jobs later, we seem to be in it for the long haul. Read more.
A Case of the Human Condition
I’m Barbara Falconer Newhall and I’ve got an incurable Case of the Human Condition. And since you do too, I’m counting on you to laugh and cry along with me as I riff on life as we know it . . . Below you'll read about my creaky, old fifties house, my forays into home gardening, my shopping stories, my spectacularly low-fashion wardrobe -- and more.
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.
A Case of the Human Condition: Fewer Marriages — but More Facebook Relationships?
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
Christians, Jews, Muslims — and maybe even a Buddhist or two — they’re discovering the joy of sex, with a little help from sex toys.
Yosemite — More Beautiful than the Himalayas?
Is the Yosemite high country even more beautiful than the Himalayas? My hiking pal Al Aistrope thinks so. Read more.
More Pix of Beautiful Yosemite High Country
Inyo National Forest, Yosemite, Tuolemne Meadows — I can’t go there without snapping photo after photo.Read more.
A Case of the Human Condition: My (Awesome) Zumba Body
Too much flesh here. Too much skin there. But I can Zumba. Read more.