Hello, reader. I’m ready to come out to you; I want you to know I’m transgender. I am not a man. Yet I’m not a woman. I’m nonbinary gender; this is an important part of who I am. I’ve mentioned being trans and having a queer trans spirituality in this blog. But today I want… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’ve you been? Are you very entitled? The word has negative connotations. Too much entitlement is a bad thing. But timidity and self-effacing issues I have historically make me think I should work to be a little more entitled. Then I might be braver to speak up for what I need and also… Read More »
Hello, reader. Are you confident? I am becoming more so, as I’m less afraid of people and love myself more as a grown-ass adult. But I feel annoyed that I need to be confident in order to be taken seriously, especially in community. Being confident feels almost violent to me, especially when it’s loud; it… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you like disabled comedy? I hear comedy about race and fatness. But disabled comedy is my new favorite. I recently heard Tina Friml for the first time. The first performance I heard, I cried through the whole thing. Why did I cry? I found it moving; I relate… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking about fatness, power, and dating for decades. Yes, since I was a kid– for about 40 years. A close friend who’s younger than me is learning about it more newly. That’s why I’m writing this post. privilege in dating Do you have thin privilege? Pretty privilege?… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? How’s your gender these days? Do you feel empowered to be who you are, as more people are out as trans? I do! I feel binary gender break down a bit more, and I need that. Yes, there is danger from conservative people, and it hurts to see queers… Read More »
It’s beautiful, and it’s how I want to live, but it’s scary to be vulnerable to other people. My heart’s open so wide. I need to be vulnerable because that’s part of love and why I’m on earth. But afterward, I’m insecure. Was that ok? Did it really happen? Did it matter to the other… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? The other day when I was on that road trip with my good friend, we talked about how jewelry works. Of course it could just be pretty or show some sparkle. It could express class, values, interests, or aesthetic. But my main thought about how jewelry works concerns energy.… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’ve you been? I think about AI in communication and modern war. I thought modern war would devolve to “our robots fight their robots.” Looks like I was incorrect– war is still killing living, breathing, bleeding people. Yikes. the 1990s AI has interested me since I was a teenager in the 1990s, studying… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Are you an ambitious person? How are you with conflict? Spirit said my ambition is peace and rest, but my destiny is creating conflict. Whoa, I see a contradiction there. No wonder I feel so much consternation about my life’s work. It was different to ask the cards about… Read More »