Category Archives: Personal

All about me and my personal life.

Personal Responsibility In the Age of Anonymity

In this age of anonymity where you can pretend to be whomever or whatever you want to be on the internet, it’s easy to harm someone. Some people, trolls, take this maliciousness to an entirely new level and raise it … Continue reading

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Open Thread Thursday: Women’s Suffrage

It’s another installment of our Award Winning series Open Thread Thursday! This week, Women’s Suffrage. Read on to learn more! Women’s suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the late 19th century, besides women working … Continue reading

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Fear and the Working Man

Fear is a powerful motivator. It can keep us safe, surely, but it also holds us back. Fear can stop us from attaining our goals or living our lives as proudly as we wish. Don’t get me wrong, fear has … Continue reading

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The Tranquility of Silence

When I was a kid, I’m talking high school age now, I hated, HATED, mornings. I guess it was from having to get up and go to school. More likely I hated school which is why I didn’t do very … Continue reading

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Open Thread Thursday: Pantyhose

It’s time for another Open Thread Thursday. Today’s topic: pantyhose. Enjoy! Pantyhose, called sheer tights in the United Kingdom and a few other countries, are close-fitting legwear covering the wearer’s body from the waist to the toes. Mostly considered to … Continue reading

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The Riddle of Friendship

As I’ve stated elsewhere, I don’t have a lot of friends. If you were to look on my Facebook friends list, you’d see 83 friends, as of this writing. That sounds like a lot, but when you stack that against … Continue reading

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Why I Don’t Smile

I’ve been depressed most of my life. I’ve been an outsider, a loner. It has never been easy for me to make friends, no matter where I have gone. And somewhere along the way, I forgot how to smile. I … Continue reading

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Regrets

Regrets are the biggest issue for me. As I get older, I recently suffered my 49th birthday, I realize that my regrets are weighing on me more and more these days. Chief among these regrets is that I got old. … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Scared Transgirl, Part One

I’ve never been out in public dressed as my female self, except for one time at a party. I was stared at and made fun of the whole time I was there. Ironically, the majority of the party goers were … Continue reading

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Donate to the Cause

If you like what you see here, and you’d like to see more of it, please consider donating some spare change to the cause. Your donation helps me to pay bills, which in turn, allows me the time to write … Continue reading

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