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
Quenched
Iron, red hot in stoked flames, readied for the master’s hammer there, on the anvil placed with care, for to form the soul fire blade, to slay the dragons of my heart Heavy rain the blows that fall, Wide the arm that wields the hammer, Wet with sweat the great man roars Oversees the cooling…… Continue reading Quenched
Real Bigotry and Prejudice
When we think of the words prejudice and bigotry we think of recent views of the alt-right neo nazis with the KKK marching to “defend” white rights. Maybe we think of the classic TV show All in the Family with Archie Bunker giving out his statements. We think about the marches on Selma, Al and…… Continue reading Real Bigotry and Prejudice
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
And still worse
I posted this on facebook: Donald Trump has truly presented the kind of petty person he is. He is this sociopath picking on what is already one of the most victimized groups in our society. Transgender men and women have barely reached equity and not even on a national level. There are states where we…… Continue reading And still worse
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?
Bygone Days
Oh when I think of bygone days, When I wander in the haze, Of thoughts that lead me through byways, Tis then I think of bygone days In bygone days my love did laugh, Sweet we did tumble on the grass, Uncaring both we lad and lass, In bygone days a lad and lass Short…… Continue reading Bygone Days
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
My Gifted Life 