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
Tag: Life
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
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
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
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
Facades
We all have one. We use it daily, hiding behind a pleasant smile or a dull mask. A rictus that never changes like Kelly Ann Conway’s, or perhaps a sad clown face. some wear their hearts on their sleeves and we all do time to time. Not all joys and woes are truly containable within…… Continue reading Facades
Catfish and Con Artists
It used to be that to steal your money mostly somebody would show you a weapon in a deserted place if you were unfortunate enough or perhaps unobservant enough to be there. But you might also just live in one of those places too. That, of course, still happens every day. But the less thuggish…… Continue reading Catfish and Con Artists
Starting Over
My count of the ways my life has changed keeps racking up numbers. Transition, parkinsons, increased migraines, continued depression, worsening depression. It keeps going. Transition finally, mostly fell off the list, and soon divorce or legal separation, whatever step we decide, will have happened. Not that this will be happy. I have a deep sad…… Continue reading Starting Over
How to think about LGBTIQ people
I look at Quora. I look at it quite a lot and I often write answers to the questions. I noticed a particular question today asking how LGBT contributes to society. There were already people making a bunch of reasonable points, but I don’t think they did a good job making the main one: LGBTIQ,…… Continue reading How to think about LGBTIQ people
My Gifted Life 