Ridiculous. I found a perfect analogy. This is a fiction and I have many lovely converted friends, but pretend with me. My name is Claude, and I was assigned Protestant at birth. The doctor just asked my parents. They couldn’t ask me. As soon as I started Sunday school I knew there was something wrong.…… Continue reading Why being a TERF is
The finish of 2017
To properly appreciate today you can picture me. I’m sitting in a corner of my loft, still in jammies at 3PM. It’s 9 degrees F (or -13 C for the sensible people in the world) and I’m going nowhere. But it is cold next to the outside wall so I have on a truly puggly…… Continue reading The finish of 2017
Still the ball rolls
It has no sides nor top It rolls but does not stop Till life and love is past Then we all take a glass To souls both young and old To the brilliant and the bold To the famed and the forlorn The ones held up to scorn Sad mockery is made Loved once and…… Continue reading Still the ball rolls
Smoothieboard (3d printer saga continues)
You think you have things (sorta) figured out. You buy the replacement parts and you recite your mantra; enjoy the holidays. I had another shot of my friend’s JW Blue label scotch and my sense of smell was on. A remarkable smoky note plus a bunch of other harder to describe flavors. Christmas morning I…… Continue reading Smoothieboard (3d printer saga continues)
The 3D printer is (temporarily) busted
I was getting the inductive probe working. After I tried my circuit, which worked but wasn’t quite reliable enough I decided to go back to the simpler resistor voltage divide option. Easy and foolproof. It took me too tries because you really should give yourself enough prototype board to work with. It is hard enough…… Continue reading The 3D printer is (temporarily) busted
The Toranado Extruder
The 3d printer project continues unabated as does my introduction to these new things as well as the reintroduction to things I haven’t seen (if they even existed) since college. It really is a blast. The Extruder The Toranado Precision Extruder is a continuing project to improve on the relatively crappy extruders that are supplied with…… Continue reading The Toranado Extruder
Fifteen years of stress
My father moved in with us a few weeks before my daughter’s bat mitzvah. There I was, parked outside of his Briarcliff Manor, NY apartment with my 1997 Ford Taurus. We packed as much as the car would hold and left the rest for my sister and brother in law to sort out. It was…… Continue reading Fifteen years of stress
Transitioning at Work
This is a tough subject. I don’t wish to recount anybody’s exact story, nor give an example with a specific company as a target. All these things tend to be continuously in motion. In a big company, or even in a modest size company your experience is likely to mostly depend on the people you…… Continue reading Transitioning at Work
The Unexpected
They say the best way to find something is sometimes not to look. Go about your day and the searched for goal or object will just float into your grasp because by not striving the shy creature will no longer stay away. I had a long discussion with a family friend yesterday about her trans…… Continue reading The Unexpected
Thanksgiving 2017
Again the holidays are coming round and as welcoming and wonderful as they are for those with loved ones near, they can be horrid for those of us adrift. I tried to look for a safe harbor to celebrate Thanksgiving. I asked various friends if they knew of someone with space. My plans are to…… Continue reading Thanksgiving 2017
My Gifted Life 