Some of you may have heard about this on Facebook or by email alerts. For those who haven't--there is a proposed bill that would deny Medicare coverage for rape victims whose rapes were not sufficiently violent ( Read more... )

So, we have water in two walls, resulting in the mysteriously soaked carpets in two rooms adjoining them. I was going to try to go buy a full size rug shampooer with a good drying feature today, but we had 5 inches of snow on the driveway when I got up ( Read more... )

I have been going mildly crazy waiting for "The World Is Ending" Contest to announce winners. The contest is a promotion for the book _Static Mayhem_, by Edward Aubry. It's a blend of science fiction and fantasy that is immediate and approachable; one reviewer called it "horror", which it is not, as it is definitely about the triumph of the human ( Read more... )

Every year, when I was growing up, my Mom had the same nightmare.  It predated my existence by perhaps two decades.  In her dream, it was Christmas Eve, the stores were closing, and she didn't have any presents yet ( Read more... )

Two recent thoughts turn out not to be so seperate after all.

The first, after my recent lecture on "Aging Transgender Patients and Barriers to Care" (Unimaginably specific a few years ago), is that there are MANY more allies out there than I ever knew.  Speaking as an active Ally, we need to recruit them.  The people who say--"What, they can give ( Read more... )

This seems to be one of those times when I should let people know at least that!
Content at some nebulous point in the future.

"Someday. That's a dangerous word. It's really just a code for 'never'."--Knight and Day

For a romantic comedy with car chases, gun fights, and explosions--the perfect date movie, in other words--this one had some unexpected profundity.  I've thought about this a lot in the last couple of months.

Someday, I'm going to cut my hair and donate it.  ( Read more... )

Santa’s Village’s new Ho Ho H20 water park

Santa’s Village, in Jefferson NH, is walking the fine line between nostalgic charm and appealing to a younger generation.  The blacksmith’s shop still makes rings from reindeer shoe nails (for the fee of a smile per ring), Santa Claus still listens to wishes and passes out candy canes, and a shop sells ( Read more... )

Saturday, I was in Connecticut with the girls for the annual Prophecy summer picnic; I stayed much later than I should have, so it's my own fault that I only got 6 hours of sleep before leaving Massachusetts the next morning to go to Maine for the Ring Family Reunion.  Four hour drive, 3 hours there, then on 4 hours west to Vermont, with a stop in ( Read more... )

Stolen from Mewsrissicat.
1. Go to Google (or Yahoo) and type, "You know you're from (your state) when...."
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you.
( You Know You're From Vermont When )