Down the sidewalks, run do we Past the hardware store Past O’Malley’s pub we see A drunk sleeping as he snores Here’s not where our mind does fly Caught in reverie Lying in our past besides Old waters whole and free There we ran down corridors Built of steel and glass All we thought was…… Continue reading The Lost and Found
Category: Journey
The Last Step
A few hours ago a door closed on my old life. Many things have changed over the years, but this is particularly poignant. I received a letter, a thick letter, from the Vital Statistics office in Albany, NY and it contained a document saying that a female child Rachel was born to my parents on…… Continue reading The Last Step
Healthcare for all
I am so tired of watching this nation argue we can’t afford to have health insurance for everyone. This despite the fact that every western democracy somehow manages to do so, and does so while spending vastly less per capita than we do. For all that we spend we also get less with worse figures…… Continue reading Healthcare for all
Why after three years full time?
Here I am, pretty comfortable in my skin. I would say I’m post transition, but the truth is that there are still small changes and accommodations still happening over time. Adjustments between my daughter and me is still going on, but at least we’re talking some. I’m unrecognizable from before. I’ve gotten a kick out…… Continue reading Why after three years full time?
Memories from 2014 – Q3 and Q4
This was the calm before the storm, the last hurrah before things got exciting again. Up to the Spring when I hit the 1 year mark full time both P and I knew that I couldn’t go to have surgery anyway. The WPATH requirements are a minimum of 1 year living continuously in your new…… Continue reading Memories from 2014 – Q3 and Q4
Why Cross Dressers aren’t Trans and Caitlyn Jenner is
I find myself this morning eating my Cheerios with some almond milk. My iPad is playing a video on YouTube with this guy talking about a video he’s playing. In it some woman is explaining her objections to trans people and confusing some things together. The male commentator made a disparaging remark about Caitlyn Jenner.…… Continue reading Why Cross Dressers aren’t Trans and Caitlyn Jenner is
Detransition
Sometimes a person will go back. They will decide that having gone from Jim to Jane they want to be Jim again. If they are doing this early in the process then really it may be for the best – you don’t always know until you’re knee deep how you feel about it. It isn’t…… Continue reading Detransition
Loneliness
This is the worst part by far, bereft of many family members and friends and even those closest to me. I’m accepted whe I go to events and certainly that feels good, and more fortunate by far than someone who deals with issues of passing, or worse yet passing were it is dangerous to be…… Continue reading Loneliness
Suicide is Painless (not really)
I was thinking back over some of the serious issues that went by on the path and of all of them, this was perhaps the most grave. Suicide claims the lives of many people each year and it is said that about 40% of transgender people attempt it during their lives. Depression and despair take…… Continue reading Suicide is Painless (not really)
Growing more comfortable
I was driving back to work after a very nice lunch with an old friend. He and I have known each other for about twenty five years. We had a nice conversation, and we’ll get together again in a month. The restaurant was nice too, high end mexican food, really nice presentation. I got both…… Continue reading Growing more comfortable
My Gifted Life 