Do not put Mama in the trunk #Humor #Spain #Travel
[NOTE: a friend asked for a repeat of this blog post from a few years back.] We got the news …
Category Archives: About Me
5 Stages of 2020 Grief. #coronavirus #2020 #BLM
2020: This year has a LOT to answer for. My friend Sarah was talking about who has suffered most during …
When do women become their mothers? #humor #ThrowbackThursday #Mothers&Daughters
Algernon: “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” Jack: “Is that clever?” …
I said….WHAT? #humor #travel #Italy
I’ve been walking around Italy showing my phone to total strangers so they can read the (hopefully) Italian translation of …
What did you do in Florence Barb? #travel #humor #Italy
People keep asking what I’ve seen of Florence since we moved here two weeks ago. The truth is that I’m …
Thanks for all the giant steps, #RBG. 15 March 1933 – 18 September 2020
Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.—Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Lawyer, teacher, wife, …
I miss you already… Bake bagels with me? #baking #humor #scojec
This blog post has two three five a whole mess of points followed by an invitation. First and foremost is …
Another country, another tow truck… #travel #Europe #humor
My wonderful first boss at Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago was a librarian’s librarian. Her life was well …
Gone: freedom, love, a few special mushrooms, & lightning firestorms
“Normally,” they told us, “We wouldn’t hesitate to arrest the lot of you.”
BC (before Covid) Birthdays & Chocolate Boobs #humor #travel #Italy
Best. BC (Before Covid) Birthday. Ever! I spent it in Venice, where the temperature was 76F (24C). And where …
Barb Taub 