By Ted Furlow

 Back in the dark ages of the Latin Mass, I was privileged to be an altar boy. While I have very fond memories of the liturgy in those days, I have very limited enthusiasm for the priest facing the wrong way and using a language that no one understands. That said, I must confess to be a “Smells and Bell”s guy, and I do miss the theater of the pre-Vat II liturgy.

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 It is coming to the end of summer, and we are back from the first leg of the Cruise Director’s Great Northwest Adventure.

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By Ted Furlow

 The Oregon females, my daughter, Jen, and two granddaughters, Annie and Kate, descended on the house along with Westlake Furlows, my daughter-in-law, Susie, and a third granddaughter, Faith. For three days, awash in a sea of estrogen, I was outnumbered six to one.  It was the “girls weekend.”

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By Ted Furlow

 I have a colleague from my working days who is also in his 70’s, and we have the unique pleasure of sharing “time.” 

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By Ted Furlow

 I was comfortably seated at our Men’s Fellowship, when the conversation casually drifted towards pornography. I could feel the tension tighten in the room; most men are not at ease talking about this issue.

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