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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: Hiking
The Final Frontier. One More Doozy Bog To Cross: Day 15: Walking Across England: Coast to Coast
Day 15: Grosmont to Robin Hoods Bay: 15.5 Miles Surprise! Surprise! This is the first day that my back doesn’t hurt. The sun is shining , pigeons are cooing, and…wait a minute…. I just realize that we heard doves at dawning. … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Change, Coast to Coast, England, Humor, Traveling
Tagged C2C, Coast to Coast, Crossing Bogs, Falling Foss, Grosmont, Hiking, Long trails, Robin Hoods Bay, Wainright, Walking Across England
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Harry Potter, I’m Waiting At the Station with Father Brown’s Pear Drops: Day 14: Walking Across England: Coast to Coast
Day 14: Blakey to Grosmont: 13.75 Miles I look outside and see rain with low clouds hanging over Carlton Moors and take another Advil. By now, our 14th English breakfast has lost all novelty. I order porridge with bacon crushed … Continue reading
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
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Beer Basics 101
We have a saying in long distance hiking. If you forgot it…you don’t need it. In other words, you make do. The same is true for tailgate parties and Beer Basics 101. When 40 people hover around the grill, cooler, … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Change, Choices, Humor
Tagged beer, can openers, Change, church key, Hiking, Humor, opening beer, screwtops, tailgate parties
58 Comments
Smart Hiking Gear for Slugs
Dallas Cowboy Fan and I had our noses pressed against glass, looking inside the Ranger station, but on Veterans Day the Wildlife folks weren’t there. We’d stopped to see if a trail was open. It had snowed last week, but … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Choices, Humor, Life, Satire
Tagged boots, bunny rabbit, climbing, Contour maps, glacier, Headlamp, Hiking, mountain, switchbacks, trail, trekking poles, Veterans Day, Wonderland Trail
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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
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Before Morning Breaks 