Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland are gone So are Santa Claus and the Land of Oz And all of my boyhood dreams. Just watched Rudolph again The adults were all complicit in destroying That young bright queer Reindeer's dreams. Donner was a narcissist, Comet a grown bully Rudolph had to leave and grow up on…Read more Christmas Reflections
Reflections
Credit to Majel Barrett
The Star Trek universe is not perfect. For me, as a young trans man, growing up in the 1970's and 1980's...Star Trek was a beacon of hope for a better world that wasn't visible. I eagerly attended sci-fi conventions. I hoped. I wanted a better world. I'm still waiting, and in 2020, it feels like…Read more Credit to Majel Barrett
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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
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
Random thoughts
I have to do random thoughts tonight. The class I'm taking this semester is Digital Cultures. Who the &*$* knew that before the semester was over, we'd all be living in a digital culture? Where our computers and our smartphones are the only things keeping us all connected? It's surreal. A few years ago, I…Read more Random thoughts
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
Seismic Shifts
I am a couple of days late with this post (I'm trying to post Tuesday and Friday for school, not that it's a hard and fast rule). As everyone knows, the last week has been kind of incredible with the spread of COVID-19, and it's only the beginning of the curve. My month started with…Read more Seismic Shifts
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
New Beginnings
I started this blog two years ago. I did not do a good job of keeping it updated in 2018, particularly the latter half of the year. I was challenged by too many other things; mostly the medical issues that I had going on that have been my own private trial. Anyone who ever tries…Read more New Beginnings
Musings in Twilight 