Hair Removal

First buy a really large hare sized trap and put some carrots in it. Oh, you said hair, not hare? I wondered why you were wondering about removing hares. I figured they had gotten  into the veggie garden again. There are only two permanent methods of removing hair. Electrolysis, which is the only one actually…… Continue reading Hair Removal

All the reasons people can’t accept us

I’m refining an answer I started on Quora. I went ahead and posted it but I was not content. It is just a really complex issue. The original question had to do with trans “hysteria”. I don’t know that we will ever fully know what causes people to be transgender in the details. We will…… Continue reading All the reasons people can’t accept us

Thanks for all the fish

You’ve planned and then your plans suddenly change. You know this and yet it takes you by surprise. You find that people you thought you weren’t deeply connected too are people you love. Long hugs and tears. Today was the first day of my permanent leave from work. Ironically I did go to work and…… Continue reading Thanks for all the fish

Quick lesson in sensitivity

I was watching a recorded program when I saw one of those attend our school and you your valuable certificate for fixing left handed pink tislefinters. A job is guaranteed within three month of graduation or your money back. That kind of place. But you could tell they had never had a female student, ever.…… Continue reading Quick lesson in sensitivity

Office Makeup

This is short, I actually wasn’t getting ready for the office. In fact, as far as I’m currently planning I’m going out on disability due to fatigue from Parkinson’s. However, I just felt like brightening my makeup this morning and thought it might be helpful/instructive to compare what is my absolute maximum for daytime makeup…… Continue reading Office Makeup

Contrasts

Most of us would rather the past be the past, but I keep seeing these questions, “Can I transition at 50, 60, 70?” or more startling, “Can I still transition at 20?” and the answer to all is a resounding yes! Most of the reasons for transitioning are internal. They are about making you congruent,…… Continue reading Contrasts

What is Gender

This seems to cause an awful lot of confusion, and it has only gotten worse with the introduction of so many other new words into the vocabulary. In fact, I’ll even say that beyond muddying the waters, these new terms like gender fluid and gender queer have some folks not believing any of it because…… Continue reading What is Gender

Where have the years gone

It seems like yesterday we were having that party in the backyard. A big cookout with lots of friends. The gag gifts were still funny at 40, the funky walking stick, tombstone candles, senior citizen gag cards. At fifty the gag gifts started to be really too close to home. AARP started their regular mailings…… Continue reading Where have the years gone

How Silent Can We Be?

I fail to understand, I truly do. I lived through the 60s and 70s. I watched people march on Washington for civil rights for people of color, equal rights for women, against institutional and governmental injustice. I was called unpleasant names that are no longer acceptable in modern times. Where are they now? The modern…… Continue reading How Silent Can We Be?

Leave the Crucible Behind

There come times in all lives when we face difficulties and there are times when those difficulties are over. While there may always be those for whom recounting them will have value, there are many more who want to hear more positive news. It doesn’t matter what the ordeal was. The bout with cancer, mine…… Continue reading Leave the Crucible Behind