Penis Envy or The Revenge of Your Sixth-Grade Science Teacher
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.” ― Lao Tzu Obviously, old Lao Tsu was never a parent. …
Category Archives: Tuesday Updates
Buddy, can you spare me a blurb?
Last week I did our monthly budget, an act which blurs the boundaries between blind faith and creative fiction. (Warning: …
Tuesday Updates: Closing Doors
I find it interesting that the actual transaction for selling a house is called closing. Because the front door to …
A Mother’s Day (Cautionary) Fairy Tale
Once upon a time (and we’re talking LONG time), there was a poor Mom named CinderBarb, who married her academic-gypsy …
Tuesday Updates: Old Wives and Pipe Staples
In Scotland, you can talk to anybody, anytime as long as you start each conversation with a weather observation. For …
Tuesday Updates: Rich Swans, Old Flour, and Bagpipes. Especially Bagpipes…
Furth, Fortune, and Fill the Fetters In the village of Blair Atholl in the Scottish Highlands, I discovered why Scotland is …
Tuesday Updates: Some Assembly Required
“Sure, I can assemble it myself.” Famous last words (along with “Do you have a knife I can use to …
Tuesday Updates: If you cut me, I bleed tartan.
He told me his name was Iain and we started talking after he stopped to pet my little dog. …
Tuesday Updates: You Are What You Breakfast
Moving to a new country where you don’t speak the language is hard, especially when the new country is Scotland, …
Tuesday Updates: Cover Reveal: Cooking with Beena (Curry night at the Village Hall!)
[Note: Yes, I know it’s not Tuesday. I’ve been traveling and it goes against my religious convictions as a devout …
Barb Taub 