Fifty Shades of Earl Grey
I accidentally committed a tea-party last week. Of course, I’ve attended other tea parties. But the guests tended to have …
Category Archives: Barb’s Commentary
Still Star-Crossed — released today!
Still Star-Crossed — Kirkus says it is, “A perfect blend of the intimate and the epic, the story both honors its origin and works in its own right.”
If Adam and Eve Sent Texts
Watching Die Hard, we noticed that if Bruce Willis had a cellphone, the movie would have been about ten minutes …
Thank You and World Peace
My Acceptance Speech:
First of all, I’d like to thank Jackie Dullea and, of course, Tina Fey for not writing humor blogs. I thank my parents, who (despite their attempts to hide it from my nine siblings) always liked me best.
Top Ten Reasons Not to be My Father
10. Gift-Aversion: Some things in life are easy to do – gush over babies, write blogs, cure cancer. Some are …
Welcome to my bathroom
What if you’re away on vacation, and you come back to find that a whole bunch of people have been having a party at your house? I
15 Things I’m NOT Giving Up To Be Happy
I can only think of two reasons for me to make a sacrifice. Reason #1: the chance to win obscenely big prizes (Yes, Monty, I’ll sacrifice the washer/dryer and year’s supply of dog shampoo I’ve already won for what’s behind door number three). Reason #2: someone who shares my bed or my DNA needs me. (Yes, I’ll gnaw off my own hand to help my child on the offchance that s/he will serve up some grandchildren someday.)
Top Ten Reasons Not to Get Married (for women)
My fellow women, many brave margaritas were sacrificed to bring you the cautionary warnings in the following list. If you get married, chances are good your spouse will be a male______ [fill in blank from list below. Bonus points if you get all ten.]
Mother’s Day Off — Part 4: BIG NEWS!!!
I promised you the BIG REVEAL… And here it is!
Mother’s Day Off — Part 3
Calls for Men to Be Blindfolded in Public
In response to claims that men are unable to restrain themselves from committing rape if they see women in skimpy clothing, members of law enforcement agencies around the country have called for men to blindfold themselves when they are in places where they might encounter a female wearing a tank top or a short skirt.
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