09 July 2011

Where The Serenity Prayer Falls Short

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By now, most people--including those who have neither set foot in a twelve-step meeting nor know anyone who has--know some version of the Se...
08 July 2011

Remembering During A Summer Rainstorm

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Today we had a long, heavy thunderstorm that dumped a couple of inches of rain on us.  As I didn't have to go to work today, I spent the...
07 July 2011

Two Years Later

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Today marks two years since my GRS/SRS.  In one sense, it's hard to believe:  It really does seem like only yesterday.  However, in anot...
06 July 2011

Why Casey Anthony's Acquittal Matters To Transgenders

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Not many people, it seems, are happy that Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her daughter.  I am not quite happy about it, either.  W...
05 July 2011

On Trans Men, Cis Women And The Passage Of Time

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So...Today I'm another year older.  And the day after tomorrow, two years will have passed since my surgery. I was reminded of the la...
04 July 2011

What Does It All Mean?

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Over the past couple of days, Joanne Priznivalli, on her blog,  has written excellent essays  (and here ) on the real meaning of New York...
03 July 2011

Understanding Our Stories

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So..Tomorrow is this country's most sacred, if you will, holiday.  Actually, I don't it's so odd to call Independence Day "...
02 July 2011

They Couldn't Make The Case

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Today I'm going out on a limb to talk about something that I expect to generate controversy for years to come (as if I haven't done ...
01 July 2011

Moving Into The Revolution

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Something is changing again, perhaps.  Within or without me?   This is the time of year when such things happen.  Only a week ago, Governo...
30 June 2011

Someone Who "Gets It"

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Someone I see regularly--the UPS truck driver-- said, "How does it feel to have the right to be married?" I said that I'm g...
28 June 2011

After Marriage: What Next?

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Now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in New York,  the question is the same as it always is after a significant goal or milestone h...
26 June 2011

Showing Our Colors

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I tried to get a shot of the Empire State Building lit up in "rainbow" colors for Pride.  Alas, I wasn't able to do much bette...
25 June 2011

Ride, Interrupted

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Have you ever had your ride interrupted--or detoured--by some chance event?  I'm not talking about bike breakdowns, injuries or other ...
24 June 2011

Same-Sex Marriage in New York: Where Next?

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Tonight, the New York State Senate voted, by a 33 to 29 margin, to legalize same-sex marriages.  Two upstate Republicans, who had been undec...
22 June 2011

One More Vote, Please

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It looks like there will soon be a vote on same-sex marriage bill in New York. The bill needs only one more vote and there are two uncommitt...
21 June 2011

Magnolia

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Here is an old poem of mine, which I'm posting for no particular reason: Magnolia Buds throb red. Cold raindrops cling to bare b...
20 June 2011

Did You Catch This?

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The New York State Legislative Session ended today.  And the bill that would, if passed, allow for same-sex marriage still needs one more vo...
19 June 2011

Doing It (What?) Over Again

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Today Millie asked me what I'm doing for the Fourth of July.  Whenever she asks what I'm doing on any particular day, she has someth...
18 June 2011

Who Is Passing Whom?

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I wa s starting to w  w rite an e-mail to a colleague at my second job, which may become my primary job.  I haven't sent that e-mail, a ...
17 June 2011

Same-Sex Marriage In New York: Just One More Vote...

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The buzz has been about marriage, at least here in New York.  The bill to allow same-sex marriages has been approved by the state Assembly, ...