Barbara G. TuckerMay 12 minYes, I Got a DogConfession: I am a dog person. To the core. However, I do not have "fur babies" or feel a sense of human connection with them. They are...
Barbara G. TuckerMay 13 minMusings on Cloudy May DaySometimes I repost here from my other blog, Partsofspeaking.blogspot.com This is one, and it's a bit amorphous but heartfelt....
Barbara G. TuckerJan 301 minLet's Talk About BrunoI don't recommend movies. But I'll make an exception. It's not just that "We don't talk about Bruno" is impossible to get out of one's ...
Barbara G. TuckerJan 302 minThe Last Thing He Should Have Told MeI'm going to post this on Amazon, although I didn't buy the book there. That's a different story.... I was walking into the campus...
Barbara G. TuckerDec 23, 20212 minMy Foray into Sci-FiSince the release of Dune (highly recommended if you have read the book; not sure otherwise, and I don't recommend much in the way of...
Barbara G. TuckerDec 13, 20211 minUpdating Christmas, Part 2In the last post I used an illustration (Jose y Maria by Everett Patterson, a comic book artist) that re-imagines the typical Nativity...
Barbara G. TuckerDec 13, 20212 minUpdating ChristmasA friend posted this illustration to Facebook. I found it ... at first perplexing, then disorienting, then resistant, then interested,...
Barbara G. TuckerSep 26, 20211 minLinks, Links, LinksFriends and I were talking about old TV shows from our childhood that are now on YouTube. I mentioned Lancelot Link, Super Chimp. I will...
Barbara G. TuckerSep 23, 20211 minToastmasters International Series, #2: Why Compete?There are a lot of reasons why you might not want to compete in Toastmasters. To be honest, after a few outings where I lost pretty...
Barbara G. TuckerSep 23, 20212 minWriting Thoughts on September 24, 2021I attended a webinar today that purported to give the Six Secrets of Author Success. I won't name names here. I signed up for it to see...
Barbara G. TuckerSep 22, 20212 minToastmasters, International SeriesEntry 1: How to Come Up with Topics I would lay money on this statement: Many people who come to Toastmasters really want to improve...
Barbara G. TuckerAug 15, 20214 minTwo Views of Evil: Collateral and Mystic RiverNot feeling well last night (two reasons: exhausting first week of class and my air conditioning was out, making for a very hot house in...
Barbara G. TuckerAug 15, 20214 minWhat's Up with (opposition to) masks?I am not a biologist or epidemiologist. I am a social scientist and understand research and basic biology. I also understand persuasion...
Barbara G. TuckerAug 9, 20212 minAcademic Issue: The "Four-Year Degree"This is not an argument against undergraduate education or the bachelor’s degree. It is an argument against the unreasonable expectation...
Barbara G. TuckerJul 13, 20212 minThe Chosen: I’m totally on board, but . . . First, I’m a huge fan. I’ve watched all sixteen and I plan to go back though them and watch again. They are worth multiple viewings. What...
Barbara G. TuckerJul 12, 20211 minRethinking Writer's BlockI just finished Syd Field’s The Foundations of Screenwriting because I’m sitting in on a screenwriting class this summer. I posted on it...
Barbara G. TuckerJul 11, 20213 minScreenwriting: I know a little bit nowThis summer I am sitting in on an introduction to screenwriting course in my academic department. The final output is 30 pages—the first...
Barbara G. TuckerApr 12, 20214 minHemingway DocumentaryI chose to watch all three episodes, equaling about six hours, of Ken Burns latest documentary, Hemingway. First impression: I watched...
Barbara G. TuckerMar 14, 20214 minHouse of Mirth: No Mirth, All Brilliant The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Ecclesiastes 7:4 House of Mirth is a...
Barbara G. TuckerJan 9, 20211 minBridgerton: Trashy Take on Jane AustenTrue confessions: I binge watched this show, that is, its first "season." (Seasons doesn't mean what it used to.) It was three hours of...