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Announcing episode 3 of the “Why Are You?” interview podcast! My conversation with Zach has some great heartwarming moments from a lovely human being.

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Here is episode 2 of the “Why Are You?” interview podcast! My conversation with Shannon has some very deep thoughts…and a few good jokes!

A rather ordinary event occurred this week: I received an amended birth certificate from the State of California. It took almost five months, but I

I am absolutely ecstatic to bring Episode 1 of the “Why Are You?” interview podcast to you.

My interview with Cypress is both informative and

Carl Jung liked transgender before it was cool.

I am currently working through Week One of the Artist’s Way course from Julia Cameron

I write poetry about once every two years. Sometimes a word, a phrase, will tumble out of my pen and connect with others, but it

Ask anybody — would you like to be happy? With the exception of one chemistry professor I knew (who was rumored to have said she “didn’

In the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Flower Drum Song” lies a campy little ditty entitled “I Enjoy Being a Girl.” Laying aside the questionable social

I turned 53 years old recently. The event was met with few accolades — at least from me. I try my best not to be celebrated

Although I came to adulthood in the 1980s, I grew up as a child in the 1970s, with all its attendant oddities and idiosyncrasies. As

Boxing — as a sport — consistently fails to capture my attention. I don’t want to watch people get punched in the face; I don’t

There are two realizations I made this week. First, I am not a woman. Second, I am not a father, and — by extension — not a

Humans ascribe a level of agency to our behavior misaligned to our role on Earth. The truth is Nature is unconcerned with our grandiose thoughts

When I published “How Fuzzy is Sex?” earlier this week, it hadn’t occurred to me I was opening a three-part series. This is the

Last week, I reviewed several conversations I had in the past four months. Although reviewing past work helps me plan future work, its greater value

In the movie “The Invisible Man,” Claude Rains plays chemist Dr. Jack Griffin, who must wear full body wrap — hat, goggles, bandages, gloves, coat, boots

In the movie “Full Metal Jacket,” Gunnery Sergeant Hartman unleashes a fusillade of profanity, metaphor, insult, and nicknames upon a squad of Marine recruits with

When the Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset was released to market in 2020, I was sorely tempted to buy one. Recently, two very good

In the movie “Shrek,” Princess Fiona is cursed to change from human to ogre form when the sun sets. She lives in constant fear that

In myths of the Fae — also known as Sidhe, Tylwyth Teg, or Ælfe — faeries commonly take advantage of humans by twisting a turn of phrase