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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
Tag Archives: Challenges
Not Enough Horse Sense to Drive
Pioneer Friday and More Unwanted Changes in Two Pan Bricker’s been thinkin’ again. That means hold onto your skirts, a new adventure will beset us. According to him, we need a team of horses. Not work horses, mind you. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan
Tagged buckboard, Challenges, Change, Horses, Humor, Jackass, Pioneers, Runaway wagons, Wagon wheels
17 Comments
Toilet Bowl Customs Vary
Great Piles of Porcelain Thrones!!! Who would’ve thought the last post would be so packed with helpful tidbits of toilet usage, and other useful crap? It seems that a lot of you take toilet bowl sanitation as serious part of … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Hope, Life
Tagged Challenges, Choices, Germs, Little Irritations, Toilet sanitation
3 Comments
We Take Toilet Sanitation Seriously
After reading Murrmurrs hilariously correct method to wash one’s hands and wipe one’s butt (not necessarily in that order), I feel emboldened to write about a problem that has long bothered me. Every stall in a woman’s public restroom comes … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Life
Tagged Challenges, Choices, Germs, Hiking, liberal arts education, minimum wage job, onion skin., paper collage, public restroom, Toilet sanitation
15 Comments
How to Carry Your Fat
Here’s another interesting tidbit for you. A camel, despite its fatty hump, has a straight spine. The same hold true for a fat donkey. It carries fat in rolls along either side of it’s spine. But when it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Choices, Life, Worries
Tagged and interesting tidbit., Challenges, Choices, Comfort food, fatty hump, Little Irritations, straight spine
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Life’s Dunkings
Last night, I completed a year long commitment as leader of a non-profit organization. Over a year ago, before I was elected to lead, I thought I had some postive qualities. I was a good cupcake. I contained a decent … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Hope, Life
Tagged Challenges, Change, Faith, Hope, Little Irritations, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, Writing
6 Comments
Writing Characters’ Secrets
Great picture, huh? But it’s the story that takes you one step deeper in meaning…. When a 91-year-old, Hungarian-born grandmother was feeling lonely and depressed, her grandson, French photographer, Sacha Goldberger, suggested they take some fun photos. I suggest … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life, Smiles, Worries, writer, Writing
Tagged Cats/Dogs, Challenges, Change, Choices, Hope, Little Irritations, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, Worry, Writing
14 Comments
What Is It With Men and Shopping Carts?
Next time you’re at the grocery store, look around. Who’s driving the shopping cart? I noticed this recently on a grocery excursion with Cowboy Fan. He latched onto that cart like it was a TV remote, and I was never … Continue reading
Write More Clearly. Your Butts Are A Problem.
This is for all you NaNoWriMo writers out there who are trying to finish your 50,000 word novels in a month. Study the sign in the picture above. It reads: Your butts are a problem. It’s referring to the litter … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Life, Smiles, writer, Writing
Tagged Challenges, Little Irritations, Steppin outside of ourselves, Writing
5 Comments
Before Morning Breaks 