A Moonless Night Hot wind blows the smell Destruction, Devistation My neighbors sleep Yet, so many weep Fire on the wind Virus in the air So many in Despair No one stops to ask.... Why? I have sight How are you blind? So many assume they know the answers without ever thinking of Asking the…Read more 20 20
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Sleep is for the ignorant
I can't sleep. I haven't been sleeping well for the last couple of months anyway (thanks to the C-19 Plague, lockdown, working from home, complete routine disruption, and so on). All of that is still true; now it's been joined by the stress of watching the country erupt like a giant zit. A pus filled,…Read more Sleep is for the ignorant
School’s out for Summer
I have to admit, once I realized I had enough blog posts for the semester, I stopped blogging for a bit. It was just too much. I've had a hard time keeping up on what I have to do; let alone what I want to do. I've been working from home since Mid-March. I'm grateful…Read more School’s out for Summer
Social Distancing
We're all trying to practice social distancing right now, if we are reasonable, responsible, human beings. Some of us are better at it than others. Introverts are happily rejoicing - finally, we're not forced to interact with people all day. Extroverts are trying to figure out how they're going to survive without all of the…Read more Social Distancing
A new addition to my favorite movies…
I love Rocketman, the biopic-musical mashup that chronicles the early life and career of Elton John. I grew up with his music; it was all around in my childhood. I remember watching Elton on the Muppet Show. I liked his music; and there were certain songs of his that were favorites, but very little shook…Read more A new addition to my favorite movies…
The Catholic Hierarchy and the Lost Trans Sheep
I have been swamped with my job for the last several weeks. While I was out on a work trip, I received a text from my friend Sister Luisa, exhorting me to read my email and respond as quickly as I could. I was in the middle of things, and filed it away to do…Read more The Catholic Hierarchy and the Lost Trans Sheep
A Funny Thing Happened at the Fox….
A snippet of a real conversation at the Fox a couple of years ago. Setting: The line for the men's bathroom at a concert intermission. The Fox is an older theatre and the bathrooms aren't large - the lines were hanging out of both bathrooms. A gentleman is looking for the food line. The concessions…Read more A Funny Thing Happened at the Fox….
Why Parents of Trans Kids Are A Special Kind of Tired
Parents of trans children amaze me on a regular basis. They don't think they are doing anything special, they are only doing what any parent who loves their child and wants to see them happy and successful would do. However, previous generations of trans people did not have this kind of love and support at…Read more Why Parents of Trans Kids Are A Special Kind of Tired
Banned Book Week 2018
Next week is Banned Book week, highlighting the books that are, or continue to be, challenged or demanded to be removed from the public. I've included the Top Ten Most challenged list from the American Library Association below. I'd like to point out that yet again, many of the challenged books feature LGBT characters or…Read more Banned Book Week 2018
The Flip Side of being Out
Those of us who are LGBT live on a "coming out wheel." We don't just come out once. Every new person we meet, every new job, new class, new social situation starts the process over again. Sometimes we feel used to it, but often it's a familiar feeling of motion sickness, if you will. Some…Read more The Flip Side of being Out
Musings in Twilight 