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Double Ds of Summer • Judy Forney • “Honey,” I lowered sunglasses from wave-tumbled hair to shield my eyes and looked over at my hubby, who sat in the shade of our beach umbrella reading a book. “I was just thinking about… Whoa! Check that out…” “What?” “Obviously something NASA has been working on… ” “Where?” I nodded my head in the direction of the surf. “There. The Inflatable Gravity Rejection Device that gal’s... [Read more...]
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Spirits of 1776 • Judy Forney • … or Declaration of Interdependence … or All my Rowdy Friends are Gonna Sing Tonight If you’ve studied animated television, then you realize I ripped off my title style from old episodes of “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.” That’s called freedom of speech, or maybe freedom of the press. … Or maybe my pilfering doesn’t even fall under any constitutional law or amendment. And that’s okay, because I was born... [Read more...]
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No Stinking Excuse • Judy Forney • I was out riding my bike the other day and came up on one of those flashing signs warning of imminent roadwork. I didn’t know if the City or County or whomever was going to tear up roads, lay new sewer pipe, or pave a cycling lane (Now hey… There’s a good idea!) because the blinking lights didn’t spell out any reasons for the work. Besides, the “why” wasn’t what got my attention. It was the “when.” “Work... [Read more...]
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Lamp Lighter • Judy Forney • Grief is a wicked jester who, without bells jingling on his toes to warn of his approach, can creep up behind a girl to try and knock her flat. I knew this May would bring the first Mother’s Day without my Mom — much like November brought Thanksgiving and December brought Christmas. But I can make plans to deal with holidays. The first weeks of May bring both a flight out to see my sister in Denver and a visit with my BFF from Washington State, (who is... [Read more...]
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ANTS IN MY… PANTIES By Judy Forney As some of you out there know, I’m a sci-fi movie nut, especially if the story was filmed in black and white in the 1950s. My husband and I have been collecting old retro flicks for years. The only thing that would make our showcase collection of DVDs, (yes, DVDs) more awesome would be if the films could be yanked from their plastic cases and rewound on old 8-mm reels. Then we could enjoy the action on screen in the way the filmmakers intended. Add... [Read more...]
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SAND SIBLINGS By Judy Forney I’ve got a couple of girlfriends, one local and one back in Washington State, who each have a teenage son and daughter who at times… uhm… squabble. Recently I was chatting on line with the west coast girl. She’d HAD IT with her younger brother. She’d typed and sent me a list of “The Idiot’s” most recent transgressions. “You guys,” I clicked back, “need to try mixing a little brotherly/sisterly love in with the hate.” While I... [Read more...]
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Do you ever watch the news or read articles in the paper and try to fit your own life into the stories? I mean, I hunt for treasure in junk stores all the time, but I have never found a million-dollar masterpiece hidden under long forgotten Uncle Charlie’s self portrait. And what about sports celebrities who rack up incredibly high scores… even in their spare time? Wow! Well, recently I’d been noticing all the stories about folks having trouble with their homeowner associations or condo... [Read more...]
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I was going to write a column titled, “All I Want for Christmas is Three Young Men,” but before I could my husband and I went to Vegas and I cracked a tooth. (We also did a lot of things that were more fun, too!) (Oh, and the idea for the column had come to me before traveling… not after seeing a “Thunder Down Under” show.) See, the Forney Boys were all supposed to be in Florida for the holidays, and I figured on writing about all the fabulous things we planned to do.... [Read more...]
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I’m going to start this month’s column with a little personal but very public freak -out. I almost always begin monthly missives to you all with a bit of private fuss and fits. I never know what’s gonna pour out of my brain till the last minute. Most of the time, I’m sure that instead of finding words on the page, I’ll have… well… goo from exploding grey cells. Usually, behind the scenes, the conversation between my editor and I goes something like this: “Judy!... [Read more...]
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God and Zombies By Judy Forney When I was in the second grade our family moved and my new bedroom was a dream. It wasn’t a frilly-headache-pink-every-girl’s vision either. Nope, I had blue, nubby, silk floor-to-ceiling draperies I could hide behind and read by flashlight late into the night. I also had a bedspread sprouting bright flowers and mounded with button-tuft pillows I could throw myself across and cry into when my older brothers teased. I loved it. It was a very comforting... [Read more...]
