Barb Taub's Blog
November 11, 2025
22 Letters That Spell Hero #VeteransDay #fathers
Seriously? We were supposed to sum up their lives in twenty-two characters (including spaces and punctuation)? “What do you want …
October 16, 2025
O Say Can You See? #NoKings #StatueofLiberty
They’re not keeping “them” out. They’re keeping “us” out. My relatives knew it would be okay to come to America …
October 12, 2025
How to be a kid detective… PLUS #BookReview of AMANDA IN IRELAND by Darlene Foster #humor #KidDetective
It’s not easy being a kid detective. You can’t make a citizen’s arrest, you can’t beat up the villains, you …
October 1, 2025
My life… exposed. #pets #coffee #humor
Happy International Coffee Day! My Life… Exposed My sister said she would be late for our scheduled video chat this …
September 15, 2025
Romeo and Juliet, Fairy Tales, and World Building #writing #humor #worldbuilding
Writing Workshop: Romeo and Juliet, Fairy Tales, and World Building Last month I was in Verona, and passed by the …
August 3, 2025
A Salty Dog Story! #NewBoat #humor
Ahoy vey! by Barb’s Dog, Dusk Taub It all started when Barb was reading the island Facebook page and saw …
July 12, 2025
“Your residing here is unjustified…” #Hate_Speech #Scotland
‘Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.’ —Robert Frost, The …
May 25, 2025
We Remember Even As We Say Goodbye #MemorialDay
We just said goodbye. We will never forget. Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s …
May 8, 2025
Thank a Hero. #VEday
It’s been 80 years but VE Day is still remembered. In some ways, the quiet acknowledgement is oddly fitting for …
May 5, 2025
May the 4th be with you, my old friend… #humor #technology
It’s been eight years this time. But it was just as hard to say goodbye as the last time I …
