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Lindsey Graham is right
By Nancy Ford Sure has been a hot summer, right? As you and your sweat soaked waistband know, Texas clocked a record number of 100 degree-plus days in 2022. The
WHAT A WORLD
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And it’s only getting hotter
By Nancy Ford Well gang, it looks like the summer of 2022 will go down as the hottest in history ever, until next year. But while average temperatures consistently top
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Been there
By Nancy Ford Search for just the tiniest dot of red on the tissue that would signal my oncoming period and remove the what if thoughts that had plagued
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Celebrate Pride, but continue the fight
By Nancy Ford Ukraine. Uvalde. Monkey pox. What a year 2022 has been already, and it’s not even halfway over. Is it really time for Pride? Before we start blowing
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Good god, Florida. What has happened to you?
By Nancy Ford Except for your alligators, hurricanes, and the unfortunate role you played in George W. Bush’s ascension to the White House (remember that? Such kinder, gentler times), we
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Why isn’t Cher in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame?
By Nancy Ford The war raging in Ukraine. Texas families are being attacked for protecting their transgender kids. Women’s autonomy over their own bodies is being eroded at record speed.
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Our date with The Godfather
By Nancy Ford So I was in this movie once. It was a small gay indie produced in Dallas called It’s in the Water (1997). In it, residents of a
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The brother of Oz
By Nancy Ford I’ll never forget the first time I saw The Wizard of Oz. It was also the first time I met two new friends, the son, and daughter
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2021: The year in review
By Nancy Ford As I’ve said at this time every December for the last 33 years (please sing along if you know the words), “What a year, what a year.â€
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What I’m thankful for
By Nancy Ford Hello, friends, and happy holiday kickoff! May we all have the most bountiful and thankful Thanksgiving ever, followed by a rollicking, blessed holiday season, and Happy New