Archive for the 'Personal news' Category

I will die a man

Saturday, August 18th, 2012

Back in 2004 I lost my father, who had been there for me since I was born. In May I unexpectedly lost Ed Kossoy, the man who joined my mother in raising me from when I was twelve. If you think saying goodbye to one father makes you think about your own mortality, you can [...]

Be careful, you’ll put an eye out!

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I just looked at this package in my cosmetics collection. It says, Jean-Pierre Cosmetics Eye & Make Up Remover Cleansing Towelettes It’s not a short-term glitch; that’s the official name of the product. I had already used it when I noticed this, but I double-checked, and it didn’t remove any of my eyes. Whew! I [...]

Banned, huh?

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Apparently I’ve been banned from the My Husband Betty message boards.  As far as I can tell, I didn’t violate any rules, and I haven’t received any explanation other than the mention of a particular comment that I made.  Well, I’m angry about it, but I know that things said in anger can come back [...]

Allegra non troppo

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

There was a thread on the My Husband Betty message boards about Sudafed, and it somehow inspired me to write a whole article about my sinus regimen. I figure if I’m writing that much, I might as well post it here. Red posted that sudafed makes her hyper, especially when she’s not used to it. [...]

Some good work-related trans news

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

There are a couple of good trans-related things that have happened to me in the past month. They both relate to my business; in case you don’t know, I’m a computer consultant. I’ve been hesitant about being out to my customers for a number of reasons. The main reason is that it’s just not relevant [...]