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When Shadows Crawl

By Jimmy Johnson


Wasn’t the beach fun? Don’t you miss the beach? Lying in the sun with a cold beverage, working on a sexy tan, taking the occasional briny dip, clinging to that special someone as you float weightlessly together. Then, the dermatologist is saying, “We’d better remove that and have it looked at.” And it’s a lot hotter than it used to be. And the sand! Where was all this sand before!? And cool sheets are so much more enticing than sticky salt water. Things change. Of course, I’m talking about Arlo and Janis!

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100 responses to “When Shadows Crawl”

  1. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Why August? Did it have anything to do with college breaks? We did, my 51 anniversary would have been this August 13.

    Luckily I am not planning an August wedding but Ghost did accept my offer so we are now engaged. We just don’t want to have to get married.

    We so much enjoy living in sin.

  2. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Congratulations Jackie & Ghost.
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    Or is that condolences

  3. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Ours is Aug 16

    Or as the church bulletin said: “Thus ends a friendship of many years.”

  4. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Jackie & Ghost

    If you don’t want to HAVE to get married “if you can’t be good be careful” 🙂

  5. Llee Avatar

    Robert woke up!!!! Really really woke up this time. Mom and Elaine have been over in Delaware for a couple days and though he responded to commands he was pretty much out of it. But now it is like night and day. Today he is “talking” with a notepad/pen, asking and answering questions. One was “Did I miss my birthday?” We’ll do it again! Another was a little more explanation about the crash. Apparently there were about a thousand birds perching on the power line by the time he finished the corn field. As he gained altitude and headed in the direction of the line, the flocks exploded into flight… Everyone’s been doing happy dances. Thanks again for all your support.

  6. emb Avatar
    emb

    ‘… living in sin.’ You’re not. Elohim is probably delighted. If so, it ain’t sin. Peace,

  7. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Ghost and I are not planning on getting married. We are a tad old for children and are both neutered like the kitties and dogs. We like living together no matter how we term it. It is getting tiresome explaining how we met.

    Say internet and everyone’s hackles go up and alarms sound, like Russian brides. Say we met in a Comic strip and they run for the catch nets!

    I honestly knew Ghost’s father’s cousins when I was in college. They were prominent citizens in Monroe. I am going to say blind date, a true statement.

    On our way to second night of contemporary ballet and second dinner at Cheesecake Factory, we enjoyed it so much. Ghost cleans up beautifully, gorgeous in suit and tie.

  8. Bob in Orland Park Avatar
    Bob in Orland Park

    Congratulations Jackie & Ghost. Sweetheart and I will hit 57 years on November 12th. We were 19 and 20 when we got married and of course everyone predicted disaster.

  9. David in Austin Avatar
    David in Austin

    Blind date is an excellent description! As far as Ghost goes, we’re all still mostly blind about him (and Tim Taylor’s neighbor, Wilson).

    Llee– FANTASTIC NEWS!

  10. emb Avatar
    emb

    Half the people there thought Elaine was pregnant. Our oldest arr. 3+ yr. later. Peace,

  11. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Excellent, Bob! I try for 57 and then my aunt/uncle’s 67 and then a fellow church member’s 76 years (yep, and working on 77). In that last case, she was 18 and he was 25 or 26, so not exactly of extreme youth.
    Our first came 7+ years later – a very safe margin for those who count months.

  12. Mark from TTown Avatar
    Mark from TTown

    Great news Llee!

  13. TruckerRon Avatar

    My parents were 19 (he) and 16 (she, 2 months after HS graduation) when they married. They had me 40 weeks later, and had 37 years together before he died of an SCA at age 56.

    Wife and I married much later (27 for me, 24 for her) and have had 37 years so far. I also had an SCA at age 56, but was saved via CPR and an AED.

  14. TruckerRon Avatar

    Llee: Very good news indeed. I was very confused after my event, but fully regained consciousness and mental functioning about 48 hours later. Glad to hear he’s making such progress.

  15. Llee Avatar

    “..at the baptism” 🙂

  16. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    Good morning Villagers…..

    My maternal grandparents were married for 51 yeas….they then divorced, can’t tell me they stayed together for the kids. Sad, as they both died lonely.

    My tomato plants (I planted two) are big, big and big…they’ve outgrown the cage wiring, and now I have two tomato bushes…with lots of green ‘maters. Dad’s pear tree is looking good too. Gonna pick a few and bring them in to ripen. Need to find a paper bag, for some reason a paper bag ages fruit faster…don’t know why.

    Mark….thought of you when I came across this:

    http://cheezburger.com/2646789/13-comic-strips-featuring-cats-by-the-far-side

    later….

  17. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    GM OB….for some odd reason, when I type OB, my fingers want to hit the “g, y and n” keys 🙂

  18. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    T-shirt I want to own: “I’m not a gynecologist but I’ll take a look”

  19. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Re “swim dresses”: I am certainly not philosophically opposed to women wearing garments that resemble a micro-mini-skirted sundress or sleep gown (see below), but like Arlo, I would prefer them to appear on the beach in something more in the nature of a traditional two-piece swimsuit…which one would definitely not expect to see at a baptismal service.

    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/1e/a8/dd/1ea8dd6ca4205227acc6ed08f13dbe22.jpg

  20. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Ghost and I are both fascinated by ancestors and family. Driving to Tulsa I found there were more of his family in the family cemetery in Monroe than Find A Grave reported in his home state of origin. It seems his ancestors came there from Louisiana? Possible.

    The Louisiana ones were there as early as mine, first decade of 1800 and they were burying them.

    Then I discovered one of my most loved teachers was his distant cousin, her maiden name but I may have known that?

    And I was in college with another. It is small world indeed in the South. And Find A Grave.

  21. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Very Janis moment. I was hanging some of Ghost’s clothes and saw what I thought was dead leaf. A large live spider which ran up my crocheted sweater inside sleeve!

    I am shrieking “Should I rip all my clothes off?”

    Ghost replied “No, but that’s not my usual answer to that question. I’m hungry and kind of want to get to a restaurant today.”

    Never found spider. We are on way to Rib Crib and National Cheesecake Day and free cheesecake.

  22. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Just bought a new gas stove at Lowe’s with five burners. Really nice looking and to replace the not so old abused by prior help one. We went to buy a dryer. Now I think I will buy a new washer and dryer to go in remodeled laundry since only Ghost and I will be using it. Appliances are off limits to others from now on.

    Got a tomato cookbook and a cast iron cookbook at Lowe’s so I have good reading for ideas for the crops. Actually it was the tomato pie on cover that got me.