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I'm Barb. I write about change. Those niggling alterations that creep into our lives until we laugh at ourselves. And if you don't think change is funny, pull out your high school year book and give it a look-see. Check out "About" in the header if you want to know more.
Newest Release
A Growing-Up tale told in clandestine radio broadcasts.
BK Froman (a.k.a. Kris Knorr)
Funny, Blunt WWII Tale of Owning the Past
Change: The Knothole of Normal
A Sparkling Comic Disregard for Change
The Two Pan Series: See BOOKS in header
Two Pan 2
You Know You Want To Read This
Another Great Group
Category Archives: Sleepless Nights
It’s the Worry that Gets You, Not the Lack of Sleep
As the holidays approach, you may find yourself awake in the thin hours of the morning: Worry: 1) to harass by tearing, biting or snapping, especially at the throat. 2) to touch or disturb something repeatedly.(Merriam-Webster) Action Dale Carnegie said, … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Change, Humor, Sleepless Nights, Worries
Tagged backpacking, Change, Dale Carnegie, Hiking, holiday traditions, lack of sleep, sleepless night, snuggies, Worry
42 Comments
5 Steps to Healthy Sleep
Enough. Enough bleary-eyed wakeups feeling more tired than when you went to bed. This isn’t one of those righteous blogs that tell you to avoid alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Nope. For January’s Squint-Eyed Look at Changing Yourself, we’ll grab Morpheus … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Life, Satire, Sleepless Nights
Tagged bed sheets, blog, calcium, Change, feng shui, Humor, insomnia, serotonin, Skin, Sleep, sleep inducer, tryptophan, turkey, yoga
51 Comments
Childhood Lies Come True
I like to stand outside on moonlit nights and watch the skies. When there isn’t a full moon, and I’m not looking for elves and werewolves, I enjoy guessing the time of night by the position of the constellations. Because … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Enough, Humor, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Duck and Cover, Elves, Great Wall of China, International Space Station, Lies, Permanent record, Stars, UFO, Werewolves
23 Comments
Choices: Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices
We Conclude the Week’s Discussion of CHOICES: I wrote this post, then deleted it last night. I rewrote it because, I thought the conclusion to a week of choices about kindness deserves simple language: If we were perfect, we would … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Enough, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Choices, Dawn, Hope, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe
2 Comments
Do Choices Create Hope?
What are your choices? We had a lively discussion today about choices. Cowboy Fan threw in some Zen philosophy stating: what happens in our lives is the result of the choices we’ve made. “What about that guy who was minding … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Choices, Hope, Signs, Steppin outside of ourselves
8 Comments
Choices: Answer the Call of the Train?
The topic for discussion this month is: CHOICES. I picked it because I’m a slacker. I CHOSE to make NO resolutions for this new year. Perhaps the lesson here is: if I make a choice, I have to be prepared … Continue reading
Bared to the Soul
I visited my mother. On the first day, my mother didn’t know me when she saw me. That was okay. She’s collected a whole lot of birthdays. She’s had a stroke. I’d prepared myself for such a possibility. But then, … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Change, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves
7 Comments
Front Row Seats If You Answer the Call
The phone rang at 12:30 am. Two rings. It jolted me upright. But when I picked it up, there was only a dial tone. Probably a wrong number. Maybe someone grabbed the caller’s phone and shut it off, exclaiming, “Good … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Hope, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Change, Hope, Sleep, The Wind, universe
7 Comments
Halloween Bunny Strikes Again
I’ve had several people send me carrot recipes. You can see why…. I’m not sure why I planted so many. I guess I was having a Scarlett O-Hara moment, feeling that “Ah’d nevah be hungry again.” I canned carrots. Froze … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Life, Sleepless Nights, Smiles
Tagged Comfort food, Little Irritations, Steppin outside of ourselves
5 Comments
Canning Moonshine
Yes, even though I haven’t posted for most of the summer, I’m still laboring while others are sleeping. Tonight the kitchen is abuzz with activity. A three-layered metal contraption called a steamer is percolating on the stove top. The Swedish … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Hope, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Comfort food, Dawn, Hope, Sleep, universe
6 Comments
