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Fairy wrasse

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According to the Guardian, these fish along with another species of wrasse start off as female but become male as they age, becoming more colourful as they do so. Nature seems to have it the wrong way round to my thinking but they are beautiful fish.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/19/discover...

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Thoroughly recommend these stories

I have spent the last couple of days reading some of Torey's stories and I thoroughly recommend them, most will leave you with a feel-good sensation. See what you think, I'm sure at least one will work for you.

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/14454/torey

Angharad.

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Trying to find story

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It's about a boy who can't get into boys' summer camp to play baseball but eventually persuades his father to let him go to girls' baseball camp where he learns something about himself and wins the tournament for them. It's in several parts I remember that. Any ideas?

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Been reading some older stories

by Louise Anne and Jennifer Brock, some are really good and I had forgotten just how good they are so for new readers and those who have also forgotten, I urge you to read them again.

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/17687/louise-annes-autho...

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/17716/jennifer-brock

They are really good.

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No Bike tonight

I'm sorry folks, But I was out dormousing most of the day and I didn't sleep that well, I haven't for a number of days, so I'm too tired to do much at all. I'll post something as soon as I can but not tonight.

Thanks for your patience.

Angharad.

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The bigotry of the right wing...

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A story from the Guardian. It appears drag queens have been reading stories to children in public libraries and the right-wing have got hold of it and, on the pretence of protecting children are prepared to protest against such things because they are different.

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July has several anniversaries.

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The first is my anniversary of a change of lifestyle which occurred on July 14 1986 when I went into my office in a skirt for the first time.
I am still amazed that there weren't more challenges and now 36 years later no one seems to care.

Second, it is 7 or 8 years since my son took his own life. I try not to despise my daughter-in-law, but it's hard.

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Sunday get together 17th July

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Hopefully, it's correct this time.
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Sunday get together via Zoom

Sorry about last night's Zoom get-together, I messed up on the settings and tried to correct that which made things worse. I now have it under control and if Wendy is not available to host it, I shall. I will wait and see if Wendy is home if not will post an invite here on the blogs. My apologies for last night.

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Sunday get together on Zoom.

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As Wendy doesn't seem to be available I am prepared to hold a Zoom meeting in her place. It will be at 22.00 hrs London time, no time wasters or trolls please.

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Topic: Angharad's Zoom Meeting
Time: Jul 10, 2022 10:00 PM London

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Wendy's get together

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This doesn't seem to be on tonight, I've called in twice and there was no connection by the host. I know Wendy was having trouble with her leg I hope it's no worse. If there is a problem next week I offer my Zoom address until she is back again.

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Women scientists under-recognised

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The latest research shows what we suspected, women are left out of the authorship of many scientific papers, we all know of Rosalind Franklin and DNA, it seems it's still happening. I hope that when I am able to continue my research, I am able to publish, it isn't ground breaking stuff but I hope it will show one woman is trying to buck the trend.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/22/female-scien...

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Considering all things.

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It is now a week since I had the stroke and all things considered, I have been quite lucky, it could have been much worse. Thank you for the well wishes and concerns about my health, I do appreciate them. Whizz and I will do our best to continue to clutter up the site for a long time yet and I will try and post something this week. I hope you are all well.

Best wishes to all,

Angharad.

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Said Goodbye to Bonzi tonight.

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He was struggling with the lymphoma he had in the gut and I thought I needed to do something, so I took him to the vet and an hour later I buried him in the garden, so I brought him home.

I shall miss him dreadfully, I'd had him for nearly 17 years but it was awful to watch the cancer eatng him away.

So rest in peace little fellow, you know I loved you.

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Came across this

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old photo while I was looking for a book. I'd forgotten it was there, and taken probably about 1988, so I'd have been 35 ish and without grey hair or wrinkles and rather too many pounds lighter as well.

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British Cycling and trans women

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I am seriously considering resigning as a member of British Cycling after they decided to stop transwomen from competing in elite women's bike races.

This has all blown up after Emily Bridges transitioned, as a man she broke the national junior 25 mile record and is considered to have an unfair advantage over biological females. So they have suspended the policy on transgender cyclists.

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NHS services for children's gender identity can't cope with demand.

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According to an article, children's services are overwhelmed by demand from youngsters who are uncertain about their gender. It is problematic for the youngsters who may develop other issues while having to wait 2 years or more for an initial appointment. However, things might eventually improve as a study has suggested that there need to be more regional hubs to deal with it involving a range of doctors and therapists who wouldn't otherwise be associated.

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Sorry, life got in the way.

I'm just very busy at the moment, did some teaching today on a conservation course helping some youngsters get to grips with surveying mammals and invertebrates at the local agricultural college where they also do conservation and wildlife courses. So I've had no time for writing today as my own courses are becoming increasingly demanding. I'll post when I can and try and at least keep Bike going.

Thanks for your patience.

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What gives these arseholes the right to kill?

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An article from the Guardian details the murder of a Kurdish transgender woman by her brother, who may well get away with it.

It strikes me as perverse that it's acceptable to murder someone for being themselves but not for someone to live as they feel comfortable. This young woman was doing nothing to hurt anyone, so why kill her? The term honour killing is bizarre, it's a disgraceful killing and the disgrace is for the people who perpetrate and condone such murders. Shame on them.

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The Joiners 15 largely rewritten

Sorry folks, I realised I'd made a major cock-up in the latest episode of The Joiners, so I have largely rewritten it and offer it for your perusal, which means you can read it all over again and compare it to what you saw yesterday.

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Too busy to post this week

Real life has caught up big time this week and I have an assignment to complete in the next couple of days, I am really busy also my elderly neighbour has also become increasingly needy and confused and I can't abandon her but she really soaks up the time. So sadly, I haven't time to write (except bloody carbon cycle and not carbon fibre, and grassland ecology) and most of that is calculations in gC per m squared per year.

Anyone who thinks the Open University is a soft option is probably too stupid to do a degree with them.

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Finding time to write

I shall be posting another Joiner's chapter shortly and probably another Drew Goes South, tomorrow. However, my university course is getting ever more demanding and I'm possibly going to have even less time than I do now, I'll have overlapping modules for a few months, the new one is the one that requires the equivalent of a dissertation, though I'm hoping the fieldwork I'll need to do for that will be fun.

Anyway, please take this as notice that my posting may be more erratic than usual.

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Reposting my Gaby trilogy

I'm going to repost the three books that make up my fanfic Gaby in Dorset Trilogy here. I've agreed this with Mads who of course invented the
main characters that the story involves.but is different enough to show my take on the Gabyverse, a bit more angst and action all with my off-beat sense of humour. For those who haven't seen them before, do enjoy them, for those who have seen them, do enjoy them again. I'm re-editing as I go along so they should read slightly better.

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SNAFU

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Just a reminder that I intend to post the concluding chapter of SNAFU tonight. (So you can avoid it).

It's full of action and for those who haven't read it before a bit of a twist. I hope you all enjoy it.

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Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

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I wish you all a peaceful, prosperous and healthy 2022. The fact that all of these can be magically achieved by reading stories here and commenting on them (especially my ones, natch).

May we finally emerge from the spectre of Covid in all its awful varieties and start to live again but also to be kind to each other.

Finally, a toast to absent friends, may we always remember those who are no longer with us.

Angharad, Bonzi and Whizz.

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April Ashley has died

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The second British MtF to receive 'sex-change' surgery. She lived a chaotic life of peaks and troughs including the disgraceful divorce case where the establishment, including the leading UK gender psychiatrist almost destroyed her. She will be remembered as a beautiful and charismatic woman who campaigned for transgender rights and was awarded an MBE. May she rest in peace.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/28/april-ashley...

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