Category Archives: BLOG Entries

This category of My Writing includes my BLOG entries.

Grit

Posted on September 8, 2024 by admin

Awhile back, I listened to an episode of the Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kauffman. The guest was Dr. Angela Duckworth, the author of a good book called Grit. The podcast was so interesting I bought her book, loved … Continue reading →

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My TDOV GENECIS Rally Speeches

Posted on April 8, 2022 by admin

On March 31, 2022 a number of us anonymously held a rally at the University of Texas South Western Medical Center in Dallas to protest the closing of the Children’s GENECIS program that provided health and hormonal care for transgender … Continue reading →

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77 Years Young, Transitions

Posted on October 19, 2020 by admin

Here is an article I wrote in 2009. It never found a home in the LGBT press, so I am sharing here as a blog post. I wish I had shared it sooner, rather than ten years later. I enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Spring Chicken

Posted on October 24, 2018 by admin

In case I haven’t mentioned it to you before, I love to read health books.   My dad especially likes studying longevity.   He is a great role model for staying well.   At the moment, he is 82 and still plays tennis.  … Continue reading →

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The Plant Paradox

Posted on July 6, 2018 by admin

The Plant Paradox is an interesting health book written by Dr. Steven Gundry, who is a cardiologist and surgeon that has shifted his focus to dietary ways of healing.  As the saying goes, let food be thy medicine.  And Gundry … Continue reading →

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The Marshmallow Test and Affirmations of Self-Control

Posted on March 1, 2017 by admin

About a month ago or so, I found myself at Barnes & Nobel Bookstore in Plano, a pretty likely place to find me actually, and I was looking for a book to help me with my weight.  I readily admit … Continue reading →

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Response to Colette Chiland’s Transsexualism

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

Here is my pointed response to “Transsexualism: Illusion and Reality”, written by Colette Chiland in 1997 and translated by Philip Slotkin in 2003, published by Wesleyan University Press. This is an older book written about 20 years ago and as … Continue reading →

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My 10 Year Gender Anniversary

Posted on August 28, 2016 by admin

Today is a special 10 year birthday for me. It was ten years ago today that I took a little trip to Quebec, home of my grandmother, to find a little more peace with my life. It was a 12 … Continue reading →

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Hallucinations, Not Just For Porky Pig

Posted on May 15, 2015 by admin

Hallucinations are not just for Porky Pig.  If you are as old as me, then you may well remember the old Looney Tunes cartoon with Porky Pig and his camel lost in the desert in Egypt, dying of thirst, wanting … Continue reading →

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Mind Up!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin

Most of us have heard the impossible phrase, “to pull oneself up by their bootstraps.” It makes us pause to wonder how do we do this. It’s like jumping straight up one foot, then when we get there, keep jumping … Continue reading →

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