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#79 PUPPY - SCOOTER'S FINE - 1-9-26
Jan 9

Jan 9 #79 PUPPY - SCOOTER'S FINE - 1-9-26

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

 Yesterday, Scooter Sublime had his teeth cleaned. He wasn’t happy

#87 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- HAPPY NEW EIGENZEIT! 2026
Dec 31

Dec 31 #87 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- HAPPY NEW EIGENZEIT! 2026

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

“You did what?”

#86 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- A BARNYARD CHRISTMAS - 1989
Dec 22

Dec 22 #86 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- A BARNYARD CHRISTMAS - 1989

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Christmas carols rise as a loud barnyard bawl.

#85 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- HISTORY OF A HOLIDAY
Dec 18

Dec 18 #85 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- HISTORY OF A HOLIDAY

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Let the squabbles between churches east and west begin

#84 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- SUNDAY'S THOUGHT ON THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS
Dec 14

Dec 14 #84 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- SUNDAY'S THOUGHT ON THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Here’s a short poem I wrote for our 1988 Christmas card:

#83  A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- CHRISTMAS 1987
Dec 9

Dec 9 #83 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- CHRISTMAS 1987

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

“Yet you, dear friend with the spindle-stick legs and log-scraping voice . . .”

Dec 4
Dec 4 #82 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS, a new poem & KIM'S HALF TREE

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS
 #81 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- DECEMBER
Dec 1

Dec 1 #81 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- DECEMBER

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Stars formed first, you know. Planets (and we live on one) got thrown together from leftover gas and star dust. But space welcomed the newcomers. Then, earth welcomed us. What a relief.

#80 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS - PERCEPTION  Something To Think About. .. .
Nov 11

Nov 11 #80 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS - PERCEPTION Something To Think About. .. .

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition..

#78 PUPPY - RETRIEVE (or not)
Nov 7

Nov 7 #78 PUPPY - RETRIEVE (or not)

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

Scooter’s Happiness Regime begins about fifteen minutes after his night’s sleep ends

#79  A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- ALPHABETS
Oct 18

Oct 18 #79 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- ALPHABETS

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Here’s what happened last Tuesday. I was working with a pen . . .

#77 PUPPY : SCOOTER'S MOM GOT CAUGHT
Sep 19

Sep 19 #77 PUPPY : SCOOTER'S MOM GOT CAUGHT

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“That WAS you, wasn’t it, with Scooter running off-leash?”

#78 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- OTIS'S TOENAILS
Sep 10

Sep 10 #78 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- OTIS'S TOENAILS

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

 “It just takes three on the floor. It takes a Consumer, a Feeder, and a Clipper.”

#77 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- THOUGHTS & PRAYERS
Sep 3

Sep 3 #77 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Let me tell you, if I know anything even ever so slightly, it would be about thoughts and prayers.

#76 PUPPY -- A HOT DOG
Aug 15

Aug 15 #76 PUPPY -- A HOT DOG

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“Oh, really?”

#75 PUPPY--SCOOTER & OTIS
Aug 1

Aug 1 #75 PUPPY--SCOOTER & OTIS

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

Scooter said, “Here’s the problem, Mom. There’s an odor in the house, and I recognize it. Otis.”

#76 A WOMAN’S BRIEFS – TIME (Not)   July 21, 2025
Jul 21

Jul 21 #76 A WOMAN’S BRIEFS – TIME (Not) July 21, 2025

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Don’t be fooled! You may think you’ve got the normal 24 hours today. You may think the lunch date is at noon today, but . . .

#75 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS - A SWIVEL & A THUMB
Jul 20

Jul 20 #75 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS - A SWIVEL & A THUMB

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

It’s a noun and it’s a verb. A swivel is nothing more than a coupling between two parts that allows one of those parts to move without turning the other. To swivel means to rotate around an unmoving point. It’s the way some people dance. My desk chair is swiveling now with me in it.

#74 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- FOOD
Jul 15

Jul 15 #74 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- FOOD

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

500 tons of food “expires” tomorrow. I wonder if my Senator knows.

#73 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- COUSIN TROUBLE
Jul 14

Jul 14 #73 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- COUSIN TROUBLE

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Friends, come close and gather near,

I have a tale to spill.

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