I was awoken this morning at 5:30 by two men talking outside my window. I don’t know what they were talking about, but the sound was amplified in the courtyard and was loud enough to wake me. It made me think of the stage direction “Noises off” which […]
I just read a dating site profile of a man who chose to illustrate his page with two pictures showing him holding a dead fish. Think about it, guys. If there were to be a sexual connotation to this, what would that be? Exactly. I’m pretty sure men […]
It wasn’t until the third phone call that he said “I have a confession to make. I’m older than I said in my profile.” “By how much?” I asked. “Eight years. I’m 79. Did you tell the truth about your age?” “Yes, I did.” “Oh, that’s too bad,” […]
“You are more proper than I’m used to,” he said. “It’s probably the accent.” I was completely surprised. We had just spent over an hour chatting about our lives, children, houses, jobs, travel, and so on, and I thought we had quite a lot in common. Then, out […]
Last year I went to a San Jose Sharks versus Montreal Canadiens hockey game. I wore a teal blue jacket and a baseball cap with “Canada” written on it. I joked about painting one side of my face red and white and the other side teal and black. […]
It would be easier to learn a complete new language than it is to learn to refer someone by a different pronoun. Calling Jamie “he” is turning out to be far more difficult than I would ever have thought possible. It’s not that I object to the idea, […]
One of my children has outed me on Facebook. It was not exactly a secret, but at the same time I wasn’t quite yet ready for everyone in my world to know that I am the mother of a transgender adult. The big story, of course, isn’t mine. […]
I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
