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By Lydia_R · Posted
At peace with myself? Definitely. I always thought life would get better for me as time passes and it does. I've learned to dance and sing while doing the dishes and I feel if I can be happy doing that, I can be happy doing almost anything. I've gone from living on $5/day for years to making $3,200 for an hour of work. Money doesn't mean much to me personally, but I enjoy paying bills and I love tracking my money and other things. I'm far from rich (I averaged $33,000/year over 35 years of working), but I have excellent skills. My personal happiness/success is based on the things I do in my environment. Am I at peace at work or with others? Certainly not. Working with others is always a struggle. I've always enjoyed being in my workshop. I'm an artisan like that. -
By Ivy · Posted
We used slide rules and logs in high school. When my younger brother went to college he had to buy one of those calculators, it wasn't cheap. These days I don't mind using the calculator on my phone at all. It's a lot simpler than the complicated way my brain processes numbers. -
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By Mmindy · Posted
Good morning everyone, @Willow & @Mirrabooka I remember my best friend in high school struggling with the transition between the slide rule and the new calculator. He would work out the problem on both to make sure he could trust the calculator. I spent the day yesterday getting the camper ready for the Summer season of camping and trying to figure out where Parker’s crate would fit best. Today is unseasonably cool and rainy so the doors and windows are open. The morning songbirds are singing, and the neighborhood is quiet. The Coffee is warm enough to have visible steam rising from it. Mindy🌈🐛🏳️⚧️🦋 -
By Lorelei · Posted
I did very well on that civil service test. I am #2 on the list so I am one of the three people eligible for the job if the position opens. Only the top three people are eligible. Keep me in your thoughts that I get an offer. It would be awesome to start somewhere that nobody knew me as a man yet keep my leave credits, seniority and higher pay. -
By KatieSC · Posted
I thought I was, at least for a while, but overall, no, I am not at peace. I know I am trans, but I also know that a large chunk of my life was miserable. Even with transition just about complete, I still feel as though my life was empty, and in many ways, remains that way. Nothing makes up for that emptiness, or the time lost in life. -
By KatieSC · Posted
Even if the initiative failed, and even if the Democrats take a sweep of the House, Senate, and Presidency, I think we are still going to face many years of backlash. We need to figure out how to win over the hearts and minds of everyday people. We know that we will always exist. The incidence of being transgender is not going to wither away, but getting the attitudes to change after so much polarization will be hard. There are people out there that hate our very existence. While we push for acceptance, there will continue to be points that are unpalatable to the public. If we take an adversarial approach to our acceptance, I am afraid it will cause further derision. The public at large needs to see us being more like they are, and see us successful, rather than being portrayed in a negative light. Even if we survive the political upheaval of this year, I suspect we will see more of the same when the election in 2028 occurs. If it is not more Trump, it will be his sycophantic disciples. We should be prepared for the long haul. -
By Birdie · Posted
Not wearing them yet, but I have these ordered: I'll pick them up Saturday -
By KatieSC · Posted
It would be fitting if he took a dip in the ocean while he is up there in Massachusetts and the great white eats him. Maybe it is just me, but tell me again how this guy is supposed to be a great actor?? I just do not get that vibe. It is mind of matter. It is my mind and he doesn't matter. -
By KatieSC · Posted
Slide rules ruled. Wow, that takes me back to the 70s. We actually had to solve problems with longhand in some situations. No calculators where I was. They were just beginning to emerge. My dad had a simple calculator that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. That was state of the art for the time. Reading was actually required to get through school. There were no PCs, no YouTube, no Google. VHF antennas ruled. Few folks had cable. I would take that all over again. -
By Lydia_R · Posted
SPOCK: Life as we know it is universally based on some combination of carbon compounds, but what if life exists based on another element? For instance, silicon. -
By Lydia_R · Posted
Welcome @Arushi! My opinion is there is no right/wrong about this. You know, it's natural for people to perceive you differently and act differently if you present differently than you normally do. My Zen meditation background makes it easy for me to just do my own thing, but you know, if you go out in public you also have to deal with other people and their thing. That reminds me of the stoic books I've been reading the last few years that talk about being in a "forum". So this is a virtual forum here and being here was a step in bringing my transgender side out into the public. Hugs, Lydia -
By Timi · Posted
@Arushi - Actually, to put it more simply, a friend of mine had a phrase that became very important to me. How can it be wrong when it feels so right? -
By Timi · Posted
Thank you for sharing, @Arushi. I'm hearing how in your element you feel when dressed as a woman. I think that the feelings you have are the best answer to your questions. In my journey, I'm finding that once I started opening up to myself and to other people, things started to change within me, sometimes unpredictably. Some of the best advice that I have received is to be gentle to myself. I am glad you found this group and I hope you find support and community here. -Timi -
By Mirrabooka · Posted
"We have no knowledge of who the hell we are, and if we don't get it back soon we're all going to die," Dreyfuss said in a video captured at the event. Richard Dreyfuss's comments on women and LGBTQIA+ community at Jaws event prompts cinema to apologise - ABC News His shrill comments have exposed him as someone who has lost the plot.
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