It’s not like when I was a lad, or even when I was a teenager, Then there would be a killing frost back in late September and brilliant colors on the Maples in the neighborhood where I lived in Westchester county, I had some beautiful pictures back then of the trees against brilliant blue skies.…… Continue reading A Snap in the Air
New Neuro
Today we met with my neurologist. It was different and I learned a bit. From the discussion it seems likely I have an atypical form of Parkinson’s. Unfortunately that would mean that DBS (deep brain stimulation) wouldn’t be useful. I’m scheduled to see Lahey’s specialist in movement disorters in January – understand that today’s neuro…… Continue reading New Neuro
Boredom
I’m probably the last person in the world who should be bored. I have plenty to do in the appt, and plenty of interests to occupy me, but I lack the energy much of the time to engage. Then some interests, like 3d printing consist of setting things up and waiting for hours for a…… Continue reading Boredom
Seems Like Life Just Goes On
Last fall wasn’t ideal. With a bad side effect from the medicine benztropine, confusion and more, I ended up losing time from November through March. I have very few memories from that time. It took until March for them to identify that I needed to stop the medication. The confusion which had take hold in…… Continue reading Seems Like Life Just Goes On
Covid and other things
I’m sorry I haven’t posted recently. This is good for me, so I’m trying to hold up my end of the bargain. This is mostly about medical things. But there’s other pieces plus the odd bit of this and that. I had a bad run this last winter. I discovered that benzopropene is not a…… Continue reading Covid and other things
Stenosis
A word one doesn’t want to hear about their vagina, whether spoken in their head or by a doctor. Stenosis is the narrowing of a structure in the body but in this case I’m referring to my lady parts. The theory is very simple. They create a vagina out of penile and scrotal skin and…… Continue reading Stenosis
Quiet as the stars
Along the moonlit path she wandersAlone she has much time to ponderof faerie and of times past byWondering all the time why As she turns to the left hand pathThinking of home and a warm bathThere was a glimpse of something strangeUnexpected as she does range She comes upon the Elf so fairWho tells her…… Continue reading Quiet as the stars
Fragile Men
I had a thirty minute talk yesterday with my sister about the fragility of the male ego. Now, to be fair, friends need some stroking, that’s part of the deal as a friend. I praise your accomplishments and you praise mine. Similarly I support you in your problems as you do with mine. But men…… Continue reading Fragile Men
How to Pass
Let’s start with what the goal is, you’re a trans woman or trans man and you want to travel through life unhassled by people. To do so you need to fade into the woodwork. My advice is going to be centered around trans women, but it applies as well to trans men. Trans men, generally…… Continue reading How to Pass
Passover
As I’m Jewish I have no comment to make on Easter other than to give my empathy to my Christian friends and neighbors for their loss. They too cannot join together in prayer on this most sacred of Christian holidays and that is truly a pity. Passover is a holiday of redemption. Where one looks…… Continue reading Passover
My Gifted Life 