tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.comments2024-02-17T19:36:03.936+00:00male femmeJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-18509546776060110012024-02-17T19:36:03.936+00:002024-02-17T19:36:03.936+00:00Thanks, Sue :)
Glad the settings fix worked... fo...Thanks, Sue :)<br /><br />Glad the settings fix worked... for now at least.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-55213301151879920942024-02-17T19:29:05.450+00:002024-02-17T19:29:05.450+00:00Thanks, Lynn :)
It's taken me a week to say t...Thanks, Lynn :)<br /><br />It's taken me a week to say that because I've only just figured out how to re-enable my own comments on my own blog. At least I hope I have :/Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-61996901140714971432024-02-17T16:44:16.855+00:002024-02-17T16:44:16.855+00:00Yay, able to comment at last! Thanks for the advic...Yay, able to comment at last! Thanks for the advice re. browser settings.<br /><br />Just to wish you a happy blogversary. These milestones are worth celebrating. <br /><br />Sue xSue Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881573928883759984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-11803037050144138382024-02-09T23:18:57.963+00:002024-02-09T23:18:57.963+00:00Happy blogaversary. Do folk still say that? ๐
Oh...Happy blogaversary. Do folk still say that? ๐<br /><br />Oh, and *waves back* ๐Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-17651856798213894812023-12-13T17:21:25.801+00:002023-12-13T17:21:25.801+00:00Good luck with the healing process....
.... and m...Good luck with the healing process....<br /><br />.... and maintaining post healing restraint when faced with such a range of new options ๐Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-12442186555292156612023-12-13T15:53:48.876+00:002023-12-13T15:53:48.876+00:00Okay, done that :)Okay, done that :)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-71395878492117126322023-12-13T10:25:41.946+00:002023-12-13T10:25:41.946+00:00Thanks, Lynn :)
I'll probably take your advic...Thanks, Lynn :)<br /><br />I'll probably take your advice and go with the piercing option. Not least because I'm not very au fait with explosives. And I don't really like pork rinds.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-85679126672614954562023-12-12T16:46:51.075+00:002023-12-12T16:46:51.075+00:00Many happy returns on reaching the big Six Oh. ๐ฐ
...Many happy returns on reaching the big Six Oh. ๐ฐ<br /><br />Getting your ears pierced is probably the most achievable one on that list. Plus, so much more choice too.<br /><br />Given the current direction of the government, if you did blow up the building, I'm guessing it would either be rebuilt as the Eye of Sauron or a 'fully opewational battle station'. <br /><br />That's assuming the explosion doesn't reveal the hell mouth underneath and we lose the Thames. Still, that's one place to dump the mess the Water Companies aren't processing. Well, at least until we get an environmental complaint from Hell.Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-22792163978408549242023-12-12T07:43:51.122+00:002023-12-12T07:43:51.122+00:00Just got round to checking my blog comments and th...Just got round to checking my blog comments and this one had been automatically held back as spam. I've now approved it :)<br /><br />Wouldn't say that Elagabalus is history's greatest trans icon, but certainly they seem to have been as queer as fuck.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-50480730708256877002023-11-21T22:56:16.364+00:002023-11-21T22:56:16.364+00:00Today, the BBC announced that a museum, the North ...Today, the BBC announced that a museum, the North Hertfordshire Museum, officially renamed the Roman Emperor Elagabalus as using the pronouns she/her/hers. She is one of the earliest people to be named as a transgender woman by a museum. You can read more by blogging www.emilysvirtualrocket.blogspot.com. Thank you very much. -- Emily Shorette Emily Shorettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271950981131095434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-29400304504971616572023-10-02T12:52:57.038+01:002023-10-02T12:52:57.038+01:00Yes to all that. And thanks.
As for the test, I g...Yes to all that. And thanks.<br /><br />As for the test, I guess you have to know me to know that I didn't mean most of my post too seriously ;)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-69260764183887962242023-10-02T10:35:02.423+01:002023-10-02T10:35:02.423+01:00With few exceptions (like Lynn) blogging for most ...With few exceptions (like Lynn) blogging for most of us ebbs and flows. Nothing wrong with that. We blog to express ourselves and sometimes we have nothing to say. Congrats for posting when you feel like it.<br /><br />I wouldn't rely too heavily on a pseudo-scientific diagnostic test like this. Gender is too complex to be captured by it. In fact, real science itself is still confused about gender and trans issues. Trust what you feel and know in your gut. When I was a child six decades ago, I *knew* who I was even though there was NO public discussion of transgenderism, the absence of which didn't negate my true identity.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-33579731523551520622023-10-02T08:20:13.190+01:002023-10-02T08:20:13.190+01:00Hello there :)
I found the card in a drawer the o...Hello there :)<br /><br />I found the card in a drawer the other day btw. From the date on it, it seems likely it was after <a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/63226-Metamorphosis-Great-Babel-Gives-Birth" rel="nofollow">this</a> came out. But whether <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._Vrtacek" rel="nofollow">C.W. Vrtacek</a> sent them to us direct, or whether we got them some other way, I really can't remember. It <em>was</em> nearly 40 years ago :oJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-91767553669973398542023-10-01T16:31:23.153+01:002023-10-01T16:31:23.153+01:00"Hello there" ๐
So it goes on blogging..."Hello there" ๐<br /><br />So it goes on blogging, I guess. A week becomes a fortnight, then a month, then a quarter, and then, I suppose it can be difficult to break that cycle. I did have some time off this year from blogging - everything was all a bit much. As to actual writing - as in short stories, etc - I don't think I've written anything in nearly eight years. That seems to have just gone pfft. So you are ahead on that front ๐ Not that is a competition. F*** that noise.<br /><br />FWIW, your posts are always interesting, even if I don't always comment.<br /><br />As to the card, seems legit ๐ Is there a get out clause on the back of either:<br /><br />"You don't understand the artistic process" <br /><br />Or<br /><br />"Back off, I'm an artist" ๐Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-41139214386795378732023-10-01T15:50:35.696+01:002023-10-01T15:50:35.696+01:00Hi Emily.
Sorry for taking so long to acknowledge ...Hi Emily.<br />Sorry for taking so long to acknowledge your comment. My latest post indicates why: I'd gone AWOL.<br />But I'm back now and I'll visit your blog soon.<br />J. xJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-54215888316634415202023-07-05T20:47:54.800+01:002023-07-05T20:47:54.800+01:00If you donโt mind, Iโd like to take a look at http...If you donโt mind, Iโd like to take a look at https://emilysvirtualrocket.blogspot.com. There are four sections:<br /><br />1- A Wikipedia section which features LGBT people of note. When possible, transgender folks are featured. On Sundays Leeja Miller takes over, with legal blogs.<br /><br />2- โLivinโ in Connecticutโ is here, with various towns and cities featured. If you live in Connecticut, or know someone who does, please sign the petition.<br /><br />3- Transgender news is here. Various newspapers are featured, among others. <br /><br />4- Ed Trevors is here. He is an Anglican priest, with a liberal bent. I appreciate him more and more each day. I hope you will too.<br /><br />Please leave comments in the blog. Thanks.<br />Emily Shorettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271950981131095434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-66611277251703098292023-05-30T07:53:18.800+01:002023-05-30T07:53:18.800+01:00Thanks, Sue ๐
I'm fine within my related tri...Thanks, Sue ๐<br /><br />I'm fine within my related tribe though. Whenever I poke my head out of my shell they're either encouraging or just not bothered. Just as well, because finding a new tribe would probably mean conversing with people and I find that I like doing that less and less.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-35210353688372001692023-05-28T19:34:41.274+01:002023-05-28T19:34:41.274+01:00I'm slowly catching up with Ye Olde Blogospher...I'm slowly catching up with Ye Olde Blogosphere after six weeks out of my usual space...<br /><br />Now I know your niece encouraged you, but you are coming close there to upstaging the bride, and that would never do!<br /><br />Why are you thinking about this still? Because unless you're a total psycho, you care about what other people think, you care to be accepted in society. It's ancestral, evolutionary conditioning because rejection from the group used to mean inability to survive. But we're over tribal life now so if the tribe you are related to don't accept you, find a tribe that does.<br /> <br />Wishing your niece a lifetime of happiness. And you too! <br /><br />Sue x<br />Sue Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881573928883759984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-84150281731975458282023-05-14T20:24:58.339+01:002023-05-14T20:24:58.339+01:00Thanks, Lynn. I like what I was wearing as well ๐...Thanks, Lynn. I like what I was wearing as well ๐<br /><br />As to why I'm โstill thinkingโ... Perhaps you're right โ and thanks again ๐<br /><br />But it's also because I'm not completely out. What I wear still depends on where I'm going and who I'm with. And I never talk about why I'm wearing what I'm wearing. (And people tend not to ask.) Probably that's because I'm not trusting enough. Probably it's me that's at fault there. I'm not giving people the chance to show their quality.<br /><br />No, I'm not sure anyone under a certain age uses โpoofโ much as a derogatory anymore. Just as a test I googled it for the past year and got very few relevant results. They were mostly about chairs (pouffes) and magic (poof! and it's gone) or (in a similar vein) cleaning โ though there were one or two "reclaiming the word" instances as well.<br /><br />Actually, I've just noticed a link to a Henry Threadgill (avant-garde jazz) LP titled โPoofโ, which also has a track โPoof On Street Called Straightโ. Hmmm, I wonder what the motivation was for that.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-79408628308358880102023-05-14T15:55:48.566+01:002023-05-14T15:55:48.566+01:00Well, don't both of you look fabulous! I see U...Well, don't both of you look fabulous! I see Uncle is cutting a dash as well.<br /><br />"...why the f*** am I even still thinking about this shit?"<br /><br />Because, dare I offer, no one wants to look a tit or balls up a family do. For the record, you did neither, and I think it shows a kindness in you.<br /><br />Straight and/or cis men may notice, but The Rules may prevent them from talking about it. I mean, discussing fashion? Won't folk think you're interested, 'a poof', odd? Check as concerned ๐<br /><br />Apologies for the ironic use of a slur. BTW, does anyone - except our age ๐ - use that term? Hopefully it's gone.<br /><br />"...approvingly with "You've dressed up for the wedding!""<br /><br />You. Shall. Not. Ask. ๐ <br /><br />But it's good to be acknowledged by those who are comfortable in themselves and appreciative of others being the same. IMHO ๐Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-84873805957623699982023-04-15T07:39:45.532+01:002023-04-15T07:39:45.532+01:00It certainly is okay, yes :)
And my niece's c...It certainly is okay, yes :)<br /><br />And my niece's comment:<br />โOBSESSED<br />the new boots are perfect!!โJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-636207385063774472023-04-14T22:44:34.412+01:002023-04-14T22:44:34.412+01:00A fine set of boots and, if it's okay to say, ...A fine set of boots and, if it's okay to say, beautifully matched with the skirt. Very cool!Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-56374582835364367592023-04-14T19:42:34.729+01:002023-04-14T19:42:34.729+01:00Always nice to get a bargain :)Always nice to get a bargain :)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-30108508885948624652023-04-14T17:19:53.683+01:002023-04-14T17:19:53.683+01:00Very nice boots, and the price makes them even nic...Very nice boots, and the price makes them even nicer! Sue xSue Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881573928883759984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665598552477308153.post-48014602748939654292023-04-14T16:20:31.659+01:002023-04-14T16:20:31.659+01:00Thanks, Sue. Thanks, Lynn. :)Thanks, Sue. Thanks, Lynn. :)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.com