Show B6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday April 5 2003 :J1 SHERMANS LAGOON comwitci omjieRt cumcrvmtPouriciM mmwiourm OPPONtNT MiHimfU mrsouRBOYserrm mmumtm pounaMi so iMnrwwfr CAMPNGN 1 ''matt aunt I nosrn oftupmmA pyr lpoNorr rJu ts talks sex on her TV NEW YORK (AP) — Sue Johanson isn’t try ing to raise eyebrows on her TV show She’s just raising awareness about sex But when this grandmother gives suggestions to a calkr on bow three willing partners might accomplish a sex act for which two are usually sufficient — well at times like that her plainspoken often play fill style can make your jaw drop “Let me get my dollies” Johanson begins as she reaches for visual aids “We’re short one dolly We only have two” It’s the rare moment when Johanson is caught short Eight hours a week on cable’s Oxygen network she presides over some of the frankest most edifying talk on television It could be the most thoughtful call-i-n TV this side of gray-hair- CATHY CAM I SEE HOU mULLBeiWEE MX If X 6CT M9PKCOAHO NECKS HMC THE TIME AMO MNEV TO ASSCMlE Mm nmomoM? 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Mayiuw For the men and women who consult her Johanson tackles practical questions about size frequency compatibility gadgetry and strange rashes (plus an old favorite the “G Spot”) Here’s Marie a Boston woman who admitting to minimal experience with sex asks for help enjoying it solo And then along comes Courtney from Reno with her threesome inquiry — the sort of prob- - lem (however Johanson’s solution) you will probably never face It's all toe same to Johanson who treats each caller with respect and good cheer “I’ll never say you should or you shouldn’t” she explains “I offer alternatives It’s about being safe healthy and comfortable with your body — and never doing anything you’re not comfortable with” This philosophy has steered Johanson through hecJong career as a nurse educator ir and adviser in her native Canada where she has talked sex for 20 years Since 1996 Johanson lias taken questions on a weekly hour aired live by Canada’s W Network It is called with her typical directness “Sunday Night Sex Show” But last November her outreach was extended courtesy of Oxygen “Talk Sex with Sue Johanson” accepting calls exclusively from US viewers airs Sundays at 1 am — right after “Sunday Night Sex Show’’ which is Sue Johanson hosts Talk Sex with Sue Johansen" and "Sunday Night Sex Show” sax advice shows aired lata Sunday evenings on Oxygen network poo And I’m not I’m toe grandma you can talkto” It’s a role she’s prepared for since childhood when she decided she wanted to be a nurse Johanson was trained at a French Catholic hospital in Winnepeg where she couldn’t help noticing the curriculum added little to her limited knowledge of sex as gained from a pamphlet written for pubescent girls by a sanitary-napki- n manufacturer Even so when she married electrician Ejnor Johanson in 1953 “I had the rhythm method down pat There were no children for three years Then we had three children bran 10 months apart” As her children reached their teens in the midst of the 1960s sexual revolution Johanson realized this new generation didn’t know much more about birth control than her generation had Then in 1969 a friend of her daughters had an unwanted pregnancy and afraid to tell her own parents came to Johanson fra help A year later site started a sexual health clinic at her youngsters’ school — the first to be established in a high school in North America she says In 1984 she was invited to be host of a sex simulcast by Oxygen live at 1 1 pm call-i-n show on a local radio outlet Referring Monday through Friday at 12 am Oxygen k the Toronto station's format she to recorded airs previously editions of “Sex cracks “It was me Guns N’ Roses and Van Show” Then Saturday at 12 am “Talk Sex” from the previous Sunday is repeated Halen” Soon a national network was carrying her show Meanwhile she expanded to televiThough originating from different sets in toe sion on Toronto’s public-accecable where same Toronto studio both shows are highly similar in format — and similarly fun to watch she was a fixture until her W cable show thanks to Johanson’s began But whoever her audience the message is approach She makes sex a subject neither toe same: Sex is part of life even for those salacious norkw&Nd'ftreatening' who think they aren’t sexually active “My age is a definite advantage” says “You are sexual from toe day you’re bom” Johanson white ttfiftihg to pinpoints “If I was cute with big hair I wouldn’t have a great says Johanson “and you’re sexual until the deal of credibility I’d be seen as a sexy chicky-- day you die” mind-expandi- ng HAGAR THE HORRIBLE on-a- pojrrUiN0 hard-roc- PEANUTS ss BON SOIR MONSIEUR BRAVE am IT IS LET ME SERVE THE 6AUANT C0URA6E0US VAUANT FLYING ACE Of WORLD WAR I no-flin- ch 6000 TO SEE YOU A6AIN AC E A ROOT BEER ZC no-bu-ll 4 A ivirnn m WEAKNESSES nnif wmKMVMiv r— novel by Douglas D Alder i OI im looked at Peter wide-eye- d Whispering he said “See they know all about us” Peter could think of nothing to say but he pointed upwards to hush Jim “Nah they’s not runnin away” Hank was saying “I ain’t even worried” There was a pause “But Harriet sure is” Zeke gave a slight laugh “There you see Hank you have to follow orders—women’s orders Why don’t you hang it up and crane back to the range? We could get ya a start” Razzle followed Zeke “It ain’t natural fer a stud like you to be kept in a corral” Hank seemed to push his chair back in the floor above them “I’ll keep it in mind boys”' he said “But for now I best be headin’ for North Beach That’s where them kids is likely : FOX TROT r IT'S AS SOMEONE a hoSE AND Fill id m head Took WITH AIR 1 CoUlDNT even TELL YOU THE ATOMIC MASS oF VANADIUM IbGHT NOW YOU'D THNAC SYMPATHY WOULDN'T IE SUCH A HARD THM6 FoR PEOPLE I at” “Here’s one for toe road" Razzle cheered “You’ll need it if them boys’re not at North REAL LIFE ADVENTURES (ULL SH CUON7 KISS DONTSHAVF AND ITS KIND OF A CLOSE TO HOME Beach” Zeke added “Better try Hot Springs too” Razzle advised “What if they’re at the bars in Montpelier? Win Me IF I I shaving on aueeKSNOS ' ‘ Sons of Bear Labe MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM THAM ON no-blu- sh HATS so ' The Senior Life Master started his monthly class by asking his students “What separates experts from lesser players?” After hearing several suggestions the SLM continued The three main reasons an expert plays better than a less capable performer is first that he counts more The second reason is that he counts more And the third reason is that he "It's unk tax offering 30 porcont ofl on tax paper" See tomorrow’s Herald Journal for the next install- ment of this story at bridge By Phillip Alder COMP&QMlSe Then you’ll have to cany ’em home” Zeke had a grin in his voice now “Yeah one under each arm Better have two fra the road” Razzle chuckled Peter said nothing but inside his head his thoughts were reeling Jim looked away his cigarettehutt losing its last glow “C’mon Fete They’ve gone I can hear their steps They’s likely goin’ back through the cafe and out into the pukin’ lot” “We’d better stay put ’til we know they’re gone” Peter did not move at all “If we’re going to get home we'd better head out We’ve been here longer than we planned It’s already dusk” Peter began to move when he determined that the men were gone “Well let’s take a wide swath around toe building We can pick up a couple more bottles” he added as an incentive to Jim The boys taking the reverse obstacle ' course were soon through the lattice opening and secreting their way through the trees toward their bikes at the cafe door Eyes dart- ing carefully about they walked slowly but unsuspiciously They reached the bikes mounted and started to ride toward the gate counts more North made a limit raise showing a maximum pass with at least four-car- d support West leads the club seven: three nine five East cubes the club queen: eight four six East continues with the club king How would you plan the play? 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