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Wednesday BARB UP August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018 72 Views 0 Comment

I will be posting sporadically in the coming weeks. I am now 11 days away from driving The Teenager to …

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Friday BARB UP August 10, 2018

August 10, 2018 277 Views 0 Comment

On Ageism. I started BARB for myriad reasons, and placing value upon a woman’s employabity is tantamount. Most people need to …

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Wednesday BARB UP August 8, 2018

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Countdown. In the middle of The Teenager’s first week home. Diving back in her life, I watch from my couch. …

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Monday BARB UP August 6, 2018

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Countdown. The Teenager is home. Since July 4th, I stood still, breath held, waiting for my child’s return home. Being …

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Friday BARB UP August 2, 2018

August 03, 2018 178 Views 0 Comment

The Teenager returns tomorrow. I have not been the model of grace and composure in her absence. It’s not so …

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YOU

August 01, 2018 62 Views 0 Comment

Three things you need to know about me: 1. I will always have my daughters back; 2. I believe women …

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Tuesday BARB UP July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018 169 Views 0 Comment

I was stuck in the paralysis of grief for most of 2016; I lost my father as well as the …

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Friday BARB UP July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018 253 Views 0 Comment

Friday. I’ve been back for a week now, from the beach. And the week, it’s been a whirlwind. I’m trying …

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Tuesday BARB UP July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018 114 Views 0 Comment

These are a few of my favorite things at the moment, in no particular order…. Caroline Kepnes, Providence. Her first …

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Monday BARB UP July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018 161 Views 0 Comment

That Steve Miller lyric–‘”time keeps on slippin’ slippin’ into the future”–is ringing so very true. My moments are flying by, …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 939 Views 4 Comments

I have been friends with Lydia Lacey since the very early 90’s. She was a Chicago transplant; our mutual friends …

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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1041 Views 3 Comments

She’d be turning 54 this weekend, Wendy, that is, my friend who committed suicide in 2001, only three months before …

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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 1202 Views 3 Comments

“I already want to marry you.” The banter is going well, as well as dating-app badinage goes. It’s 11am, I’m sitting …

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Thursday BARB Up February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 428 Views 2 Comments

Last night, while I was out with a friend of mine, I got a message from a fella on one …

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Friday BARB UP November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1173 Views 2 Comments

My daughter Ruby Karp wrote a book, Earth Hates Me. Order it here. Please. I have been blogging here at BARB for one year, …

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Entre Nous: Tracy Bonham

February 23, 2017 1819 Views 2 Comments

I remember clearly when Mother, Mother was on rotation on MTV; there she was, Tracy Bonham, reminding me that we …

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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 415 Views 2 Comments

A list of 5 things I want and or covet. BAGS For the women who carry everything, or are in …

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Cinema Siren Says: It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To

May 19, 2017 2137 Views 2 Comments

Cinema Siren Says! ….a new column by Leslie Combemale… It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To Every …

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Thursday BARB UP July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017 506 Views 1 Comment

For most of the 90’s, I ate at least one meal a day at a restaurant called Shopsin’s. I lived …

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Video Premiere: Soul Quake by Cindy Alexander

December 01, 2017 1302 Views 1 Comment

I’m so honored to premiere Cindy Alexander‘s video, Soul Quake, from her upcoming release, Nowhere to Hide, her ninth album! …

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