Barbara Munson
Put down the phone and drive!
Herald-Guide writer takes on airheads who think they own the road […]
Articles by Barbara Munson
Barbara Munson
Walk down Memory Lane gives Barb her New Year’s resolution
The other day I was talking with my daughter, and in the course of the conversation I mentioned that microwave ovens weren’t around when we were growing up, that I didn’t get my first microwave until after I was married. I used to work for a wholesaler, and microwaves cost about $1000 each. […]
Barbara Munson
REAL REASON the Saints keep winning
The Saints have really made a comeback this year, impressing people across the country and thrilling the locals. Credit for this comeback has been attributed to Sean Payton, Drew Brees, Marques Colston, and a multitude of others, but I’d like to claim a little bit of it for myself. […]
Barbara Munson
Christmas cards are wonderful but spare me the ‘newsletters’
Although it’s a lot of work, I love sending out cards, and I love receiving them. I love them all – the religious ones, the funny ones, the cutesy ones, and I especially love the ones with family photos included, but please, whatever you do, do not send me one of those dreaded Christmas newsletters. […]
Barbara Munson
Sweet potatoes from man who grew them
I love Saturday mornings at the local farmers’ market. I like finding cabbages that are bigger than human heads, and buying sweet potatoes and peppers from the man who grew them. […]
Barbara Munson
The St. Rose library is so good they ought to open it more often
I’ve been an avid reader, a book collector, and a big fan of libraries for as long as I can remember. I enrolled in the summer reading program every year as a kid, I enrolled my daughter when she was a toddler, and I continue to use the local libraries for various reasons. […]
Barbara Munson
Voices of St. Charles Parish
They say you learn something new every day. The other day I learned that most people don’t have brains that ricochet off the walls of their heads like a superball. Who knew? Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) runs in my family, but I didn’t realize that I had it until recently. […]
Barbara Munson
Voices of St. Charles Parish
I MISS my sleepy little community of St. Rose, which I moved to because it was close enough to the city to get to everything but far enough away to escape the crowds. […]