Going to Joshua Tree this weekend to mark the eighth year since David's passing. Not sure the park will be open what with the idiocy of Congress, but still making the trek. All things being considered, there are still important things that need to be done...and I'm able to climb a fence - though if memory serves, there really are no fences and ( Read more... )

Second board exam is now behind me and I am finally licensed! Still at the DV agency...at least until I find office and put together marketing plan. Where the money will come from is a riddle...but I like riddles! It will come. Not a doubt in my mind ( Read more... )

You see, I want a lot ( Read more... )

Proposed changes to DSM are up for perusal at www.dsm5.org . No surprises in the GID section, really...this is only the draft.
The new revision will combine a lot of current disorders, eliminate a few, and narrow the specifications on a lot of them - means the final version will be easier to diagnose from, insurance will most probably pay for ( Read more... )

You gave us such beautiful songs, whose traditions live on in so many forms.

Oh, we say, it can't happen to me...I'm here to tell ya it can. 2% of breast cancer patients are men (my surgeon hasn't seen a statistic on transexuals). Being on HRT increases the chances, especially if the genetic codes are aligned. So, those of you who keep checking in here - and there are a couple...well, maybe one - go, have your annual ( Read more... )