My bad  Read more

Dan as an underappreciated blur in front of John Cusack’s side and Julia Roberts’ backside  Read more

I’m getting the sense that readers are missing Barbara’s Hollywood anecdotes. I’ve heard your cries and would love to share some insight from my former acting career… Every year in Hollywood, John Goodman gets a new show. And every year, hundreds of people are paid minimum wage to stand in the background and pretend not to notice him. These people are called extras. It’s their duty to fill in the background, to make a scene look realistic, to pantomime and... Read more

I’m with Mary Rose. I want Barb back, too! But until then, here’s a nice write-up in this week’s Newsweek. — DE Read more

DISCLAIMER: MAYBE NOT THE BEST POST FOR CAT-PEOPLE OK, as a reader insightfully pointed out, it’s true. I could have chosen to stay in a hotel on my business trip to Nashville. But here’s my dilema. Baptists from Jenison, Michigan consider hotels a “last-resort.” I was reared by middle class American folk living on modest income. When our family of six traveled, we drove a borrowed van from a big-hearted member of our church. Road trips were enjoyable, but we... Read more

I try to be an accommodating host when people come to visit me in Los Angeles. I change the bed sheets and wipe egg yoke from the wall over the kitchen trash. I even place factory-sealed soap in the bathroom, because is there anything more unnerving than standing in someone’s shower working up the courage to touch their soap? Not everyone appreciates company in their home. For a recent business trip to Nashville I asked my friend Greg and his... Read more

Every morning I take a shower at 3 p.m. During today’s lather, I listened to “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, The King of Creation” from the new Hymns CD by Out of Eden. The powerful anthem had me singing like the twentysomething black girl I’m not. Praise to the Lord, Who over all things so wondrously reigneth / Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth / Hast thou not seen how thy desires ever have been granted... Read more

SpongeBob is struggling with sexual sin. Visit my favorite news site for more info Read more

I’m buying a home in Florida I’ve never seen with my naked eye, nor with my other scantily-clad eye. I’ve only seen photographs of this rumored house. I’m trusting my mother – who will rent – this place actually exists. I’m buying it sight unseen. Hopefully, it isn’t one of those fake exterior Hollywood sets, taunting you believe there are four walls instead of just the front exterior. I should be fine. My mom never lies about big things. She... Read more

Camp Barbara would like me to tell you that she will be at the Seattle Screenwriting Weekend on Friday September 16. Details and online registration are available here http://www.actoneprogram.com/writersevents Read more