Barbara J. Hamby

A World of Trouble

Somehow or other I’ve run across a number of websites this evening that point out vividly the trouble all around the world. We have problems in this country, we even have hunger, as unimaginable as that seems, but nothing like what is happening in other lands.

Ten years ago, in 1998, I visited South Africa with a group… click here to continue

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January, 12th, 2009

How to Drive Yourself Crazy

My memoir project has evolved into a crazy-making task. Trying to weave stories written at various times about different areas and eras of my life into a cohesive document is going to do the trick, I’m sure. I spent hours today with three different stories that need to be assembled into one chapter. The best way to determine how… click here to continue

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January, 09th, 2009

Fun With Google Analytics

Since my son set me up on Google Analytics to review statistics about my website and my blog, I haven’t done much more than check how many people look and where they are from.

Tonight I noticed that two readers found me by entering “uninvented inventions,” the subject of a blog entry. So I searched “uninvented inventions,”… click here to continue

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January, 06th, 2009

Remember When

A big part of the fun when congenial family groups get together is sharing old memories. I hope those families I hear about who are less than congenial have some happy stories to share also.

Yesterday my daughter, her husband, my son and his wife had dinner with us here as a belated celebration of Christmas and an… click here to continue

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January, 04th, 2009

Brain Ticklers

At a belated Christmas dinner, the conversation at my end of the table turned to Ernie Kovacs, late comedian, and a sketch he had done with the late Jack Lemmon in a group called the Nairobi Trio. The three (I’m not sure who the third person was) were dressed in gorilla suits. We found the act on You Tube… click here to continue

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January, 02nd, 2009

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