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My Legs, Again

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My Legs, Again

By Stanman63
My Legs, Again!

Synopsis:I went to the clinic in order to get my prescriptions refilled, but when they saw my legs, they sent me to the hospital. They thought that my legs needed surgery. Well, the doctor said I just needed my meds an a bit of help to shrink them down to size. I was only there, overnight. Go figure!
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The Working Girl Blog #37: Not quite the alphabet

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The Working Girl Blog #37:
Not quite the alphabet, or
Just can't get enough of them birthday greetings.

To see all of Bobbie's "Working Girl" blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/19261/working-girl-blogs

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research

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I am doing something i have never really done for a story before - do some research. Its actually kinda fun, to look up stuff, even if it may not end up in the story, but just to have in my head as background as I go. Meanwhile, I am kinda up and down emotionaly and in terms of my faith. I dont feel as bad as before, but now I kinda feel exhausted, numb. I am not sure if thats actually better or not

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Crying over my balloon

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Crying over my balloon -
Trying to give frustration expression

   

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by Bobbie C.

Do I handle such things any better now that I'm older? Maybe not... And maybe this is not the time to think about the greener side of life. Being an adult isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

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After a Long Wait

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Hi, apologies for the wait on this next chapter of Maiden by Decree. Real Life has once again conspired to keep me from the keyboard and I know this one is short. I wanted to make sure all you believed me when I was telling you I hadn't dropped the story and it will be completed.

I can tell you that the chapter after this one is going to get really exciting and will be longer.

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Bike Week 2010

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Apparently this week is "Bike Week" - no, nothing to do with Portsmouth's very own soap opera, but (the organisers claim) "a national celebration of cycling!"

Apparently it's "an annual opportunity to promote cycling and show how cycling can easily be part of everyday life. Demonstrating the social, health and environmental benefits of cycling, the week aims to get people to give cycling a go all over the UK. This year they aim to make 'everyday cycling for everyone'!"

-oOo-

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Re-post: "Just because you can edit doesn't mean you should"

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"You know, just because you can edit doesn't mean you should."
(Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000)
   

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Just a blog about thinking positive (see the starting blog that started it all at
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AUTHOR'S NOTE REGARDNG THIS BLOG: This is a reconstructed re-post of a blog originally posted 10:24am on Thursday, March 25, 2010, but was accidentally removed from the site approximately six hours later by one of the administrators, including all comments attached to the post. The blog, including the attached comments, are hereby reposted. The formatting and footers of these reposts may be different from the first post, but the text is exactly as in the original: Contents of this re-posted blog and the re-posted comments are courtesy of Holly Hart and her archives, and the accuracy of the text may be confirmed with Ms Hart.
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Dormice benefit from wood being made butterfly friendly

Greetings

I just came across the following story on a local BBC web site:

The dormouse population in a Worcestershire nature reserve is growing, as a result of work to make a wood butterfly friendly.

Monkwood nature reserve, owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, had 30m (33 yard) rides cleared.

Full story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/herefordandworcester/hi/people_a...

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Sometimes, you just gotta tweak a story...

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Ma'at, Part 4, is one of my favorite chapters. In trying to get back into writing, I've been reviewing what I already posted.

The last few pages of Part 4 have been revised to fill out the ending a bit.

Hope you all enjoy it.

Nicole ( a.k.a. Itinerant, ...)

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10th anniversary

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It was this date in 2000 that my first TG fiction story was published at Fictionmania. The Great Shift- Support Group. To be honest, the story contains most every cliche known to the sci-fi or magic variety of those stories. My first writing effort also resembles an outline more than it does a story. A trait many Great Shift stories seem to suffer from.

The good news- It is short or under 5,000 words in length. I am republishing Support Group today at BC.

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Princess For Hire: User Recommendations! Volume 2

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Welcome to Volume 2 of my request for user assistance on my story Princess For Hire!

I'm working on adding in bits and bobs from Volume 1 into the story as it goes on, but while I'm doing that I had some more questions for my readers.

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School's out

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School is out for the summer.
I have survived the first year of nursing school, and have a B+ average.
I only have one year to go.

While I am in school, I really haven't any time to read. I try to catch up during the summer.

The one draw back of summer time is that my kids are out of school, too. That means I am not free to dress however I want.

Melody

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A warning about 'Throw Me Away'

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I haven't posted it yet, but will do so tonight. I just wanted to give a warning because it's rather depressing and not very good. But I don't have anything else to post and it's been sitting on my hard drive for a month or so, so I figured I'd post something, no matter how bad. Yeah, really makes you want to read it, doesn't it? ;)

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Woman's studies 301

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I used to weep and kill my pillow after my shrink said that my emotional development had been arrested. My God, I can't remember her breaking any laws! At the time, she said I was emotionally 12. Oh, God no! I did not want to go through being 12 again. Imagine me driving on busy freeways! Yalla!

So, now she will give me 17! GAH!

That must be why I listen to Shakira, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, GaGa, Ke$ha, Avril Lavigne and other pop grls.

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Another Celeb Offspring FtM

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Warren Beatty and Annette Bening's 18 year old daughter is now their son, Stephen Ira [click here for story]. Dad is said to be publicly furious.

Stephen now joins Chaz Bono as one of the more famous FtM children of celebrities.

In my opinion, or perhaps just hope, such public transitions of "Inside Hollywood" -type names help to undemonize transgender issues in the public mind.

Discuss.

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What to do

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Just got back from third ER visit in 10 days and doctors have decided to put me on house arrest, er, home rest and keep me home from work until I can get a cardiac ablation done. Anyone here have anything like that done?

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How many ways...

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How many ways can I name Terri's future version, without actually calling her Terri?

Doppelganger
Lexi's mother
the other...

The problem with having a conversation between two versions of the same person is that how do you help the reader tell them apart.

Any suggestions?

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Marina 12

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Another person recently inquired about a Space Opera story they were looking for. This brought to my mind Marina's story The Last Frontier over on Sapphire's. She seems to have left a large portion of her later works unfinished, and I just wondered if anyone ever hears from her, or knows of her, or maybe if something happened to her. She authored quite a few really good stories then just faded.

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Most Americans will get this.

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I am sorry, I could not resist posting this. I know there is nothing T about this except I really like his beard and he could drag me off to his lair if he wanted to. I'd even tickle his cute little belly! I must be PMSing this morning, been up and down all morning.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-456247?hpt=C2

K

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I can't help but post this.

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I was having an actual date the other night and before hand we were talking about her coming over to eat. I said I'd cook. She was surprised and asked if she could watch. I said sure because I know she didn't quite believe that I could, I asked her what she liked and Kymm aparently likes Italian. I found that neat because she's Korean.

Anyway...Here's some of my recipes:

Tageltelli?

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I Have A Question

I Have A Question

By Stanman63
I Have A Question!

Synopsis:I have heard about how in the past where there was some question about certain women athletes from Russia that were either injected with steroids to give them an edge or were men forced to become women to compete. Is there any truth to that? And what about inter-sexed athletes?
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Back from France

Okay, we’ve been back a week and already we’re planning our next trip with the Limousin in mind.

The houses we visited the first time we went were appalling and we wondered whether anything resembling our dream house was going to be possible this time.

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Prodigal Sons Documentary on Sundance Channel

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The documentary Prodigal Suns http://www.prodigalsonsfilm.com/drupal/index.php is on Sundance Channel Monday night 8:00 EDT. I've been looking forward to seeing it for months!

{{Hugs}}

Frank

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If you are an X cop ...

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If you were a sworn officer in the last 20 years in a relatively large metropolitan area, or have done vice, I need to talk to you, please. Just needing a reality check here. We can talk on the phone or skype or email ...

Much peace.

Gwen

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Excellent Story on FM

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I know a lot of folks here don't go to FM anymore...however there is an excellent story on there called "Lilim Tales" two of four chapters have been posted so far:

http://www.fictionmania.tv/stories/readtextstory.html?storyI...
http://www.fictionmania.tv/stories/readtextstory.html?storyI...

It would come under the heading of Sci Fi/Fantasy for those who like this kind of stuff....

{{Hugs}}

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Transgender group left with few options

Newspaper item from New Zealand:

Transgender group left with few options

“An attempt to help young transgender sex workers find new jobs outside the sex industry has been hit by the axing of a Government job scheme.”

The statistics at the end of the article make sad reading when you look at the proportion of TG folk who are working in the sex industry. The population of New Zealand is presently about 4.37 million persons.

Positions Severed

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Spying, paranoia and things in our stories.

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In writing, sometimes I get so involved in the plot that I fear I am going round the bend sometimes. Part of that is due to the fact that lately while doing research for my stories, I have found out things that are even more astonishing than what I have written!

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I name this ship... any suggestions?

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I will be away on holiday in Cornwall for just over a week from Friday, so I won't be doing any writing for a while. (Hooray, I hear you say). Thankfully, I have had my anti-Piskie shots, so I shouldn't catch anything more nasty than a hangover.

Anyway, I will be starting a new chapter of Changes soon and I would like to have suggestions regarding the name of Samantha's new boat/yacht/ship.

It will need a sense of taste and decorum as Dotty will be re-launching her with a bottle of Bollinger or two.

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Battered, but back

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Back in April I had the chance to spend a week at my friends' condo at the beach. They had planned on going for Spring Break as usual, but something came up and they had to change their plans, so they told me to go and enjoy myself, which I did. Then the Monday after I got back I went out for a jog, and woke up the next day in the hospital.

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Turnabout is fair play

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I edit for a number of authors here, and do not ask for any notice in print, either on their stories, or elsewhere. I do it to help them with their stories, for as most will admit, And I certainly will on my own writings. The author is usually too close to the story. When looking it over, the author sees what they meant to write / thought they had written, instead of what actually went down on paper ( or in pixels on their screen). It is always helpful to have at least one extra set of eyes look at the story.

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Sketchbook but No Quillian

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Daniel had a busy three days and then a sick one, so no Quillian tonight. Instead, I put up a sketch he did for another TG character we are trying to develop into a strip.

She's Sam Valentine, the Woman in Black (Pinstripes). She solves mysteries and intimidates bad guys with nothing but a heavy automatic, an impeccable sense of style and an eyebrow pencil. :)

http://quillianonline.com/sketchbook/sam-valentine-sketch/

Have a look. We hope to start serializing her adventures before the end of summer, probably putting up complete stories as we get them done.

- Joyce/Erin

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Two more bits.

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Well, that's the last of 'Martina's story' for a couple of months but I'll keep posting Sissy Farm as I work through the story prior to re-writing chapters 20 to 25. I'll be out for most of the summer savouring those couple of days a year we get without rain. Mostly on my bike and mostly around Glyn Corrwg.

By for now, I'm off for a rest.

Bev.

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A Quick Choice

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Alright, for various reasons I have been a bit slow preparing the next section of "Princess For Hire" for posting, so here's the scoop. Would you rather:

A) have a short posting (two chapters) today, with another short short (single chapter) within the next two days? Or

B) wait until tomorrow and get all three chapters, with a normal update on Sunday as well?

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Five Love Stories en Brochette - Update

I spent some time this morning reading Tips and being left with the desire to read the entire trilogy. I had never looked at my postings the way other readers at this site might find them. I must say I am very pleased with the way the behind the scenes editors/administrators have put everything together. I opened up Five Love Stories en Brochette when I realized I hadn't posted a correction to the epilog. Several readers took exception to what happened to one of the characters, and I realized there was no reason to have done what I did. That is now fixed.

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The World Cup

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Soccer can be a cruel game. Many times the score isn't indicative of which team played the best.

For a game that probably lacks in significance you'd think the USA won the most vital contest of the year 1-1. I coached youth soccer long enough to have four of my children play for me. I've experienced my share of ties and know they're bittersweet for both sides, even in under the best circumstances.

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struggling with guilt

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I find that I am struggling with guilt in regards to my rape. I had a moment of clearity in my counsiling thursday, when i realized I actually missed my attacker after i stopped seeing him. This, coupled with the fact that i experianced pleasure on some level during my attacks has really thrown me, and I am having trouble wrapping my head around it. Sigh.

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About Used.

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I'm sorry if you find this one changing. I'm constantly finding new shortcomings in it that I have to correct, and the words don't seem to come as they should in this one. So maybe it will be something totally different than what I started out with, as I've gone some way with it? I guess you could call it my most 'ambitious' try so far :)

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Story idea up for grabs

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THIS IS A STORY IDEA FOR ANYONE WHOSE MUSE IS UNINSPIRED

Little Johnny was a special little child. At three he had the vocabulary of a 4th grader and had begun on the Piano; doing astonishingly well for someone with hands so tiny. At 4 he realized that his thing was an outie and his sisters, a year younger than he, had none. Hmmmm

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I'm Not Sure I Understand

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A person shouldn't be judged by whether or not they write excellent stories.

Lately a certain author on several TG websites has come under attack for his clumsy efforts.

Sure, his writing is pathetic in that it lacks any degree of normal structure, but is that adequate reason to bury him under scorn?

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A little confused.

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I don't want to whine. It is just confusing how life goes some times.

I don't do bars, dope, steal, or stalk anyone. I live in a little apartment, own a little car, go to Prayer on Friday, and help anyone who asks me if I can. So, no drama if I can help it. I don't drink or do Pot. Not that I am so holy; I am just a boring person.

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Dreaming of Cheers - Final Post Is Up

Dreaming of Cheers
Standing Up to Life: Book 3
Final Part Posted

I have posted the final part of Book 3: Dreaming of Cheers today. Thanks to all of you who have followed the series, I hope that you enjoy this last installment!

-Tiffany Shar

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Special offers on Gaby books!

As the holidays are nearly upon us and you all need some vacation reading matter, for a limited period - up to June 30th 2010 you can purchase selected Gaby books at up to 30% off the usual rates!

Gaby Dress Up book was  £9.99 now  £8.99 save 10%
download was  £3.99 now  £2.99 save 25%
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Gaby & Friends book was $14.91 now $12.99 save 15%

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This is the most off the wall story

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You got to love Florida

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ISLAMORADA, Fla. — Sheriff’s dispatchers didn’t know what the problem was when they got a frantic 911 call at 1:20 a.m. All the caller could do is yell his address and tell them he was “crushed.”

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies rushed to the scene, a residence at the 88-mile marker of U.S. 1.

When they got inside, they found the man who’d apparently fallen asleep in his recliner.

He was abruptly awakened when the head of a water buffalo that had been hanging on the wall next to him fell onto his lap.

According to Deputy Don Dalton, the head was so heavy the man couldn’t move, but his cell phone was close enough to his hand that he was able to call for help.

*****

Call this delayed karma. The water buffalo was shot a decade ago and was given to its present owner.

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Maybe its not over?

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Well, I got a repreive at the agency today. They have decided that even without the medical, my gender issues are enough by themselves to qualify me for assistance. I will have to get the doc to say he is sending me to the specialist, which shouldnt be as much of a problem. So, i go from no hope back to some hope in one move.

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Whoopee! Bike Summaries fully updated!

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Phew! It's taken long enough, but finally the EAFOAB Episode Summaries are completely up to date.

Every single one of the 1,020 episodes to date has been summarised and entered into a Google spreadsheet. I intended to complete it before we reached 210 episodes, and I've succeeded :)

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S.P.A. Universe P.D.A.

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S.P.A. Universe P.D.A.

By Stan man63
Thanks Karen Page, Penny Cardon And Annette for the stories.!

Synopsis:I have noticed that today's Blackberry phones are amazingly like the S.P.A. Universe P.D.A. used by everybody. Looks as if Real life caught up to the story.
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Hi everybody,

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Hi everybody, I'm totally new here. I've been lurking about on this site for the last six months and felt that it was totally rude to keep doing so.The current economy has left me with way too much time on my hands. I'm in absolute awe of the depth and breadth of talent I've found on these pages. I've found absolute joy and total despair. The joy from the courage of many of the authors and their characters; the despair from the revelation that what I've found is also a reflection of the real ME. I've known deep inside myself, since a very early age, that this is what was right for me.

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OMG, my brain is fried!

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I don't know what happened to me! It is not my fault, I did nothing wrong! My intentions were pure before Allah SWT!

It was pure boredom, and in total desparation, that I turned that glass thing on in the living room, and after a short time found myself laughing until my sides split. And to my total shock found that the program I was watching was called "Friends"! OH MY! What has happened to me! I solemly swear that I never watched that program before because it causes brain damage to anyone I know who has watched it.

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Americans living in the UK?

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If there is a yank living in the UK, would you please contact me? I am going to live in Cleveland until May, and am entertaining the idea of just living temporarily in a few different places as long as my health holds out. Yesterday, the Doc said that I could go 20 or 30 years, and if that is the case, I will wear my chair out long before then if I keep sitting in it. There is not a single member of my family who would want to know about me.

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some thoughts on life

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Some random thoughts on life:

"Life . . . don't talk to me about life" Marvin the Paranoid android

"Life is a paltry player who struts and frets his moment apon the stage and then is heard from no more. It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

signifying nothing." McBeth

"life is pain, princess! anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something" Wesley, from the princess Bride

"One sure thing about life. Nobody gets out alive" Annon.

"The secret to a happy life? Lowered expectations." Me

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The Working Girl Blog #36: Casting about for something to write

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The Working Girl Blog #36:
Casting about for something to write, or
How I found out about booty cleavage

To see all of Bobbie's "Working Girl" blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/19261/working-girl-blogs

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Time for Americans to take over

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Since September 2008 I have been following the story of Hotaru Ferschke, the Japanese born Marine wife whose husband died in Iraq. She and her husband were married by proxy while he was serving in Iraq. Hotaru was pregnant with his son. Immigration has since denied the mother permanent residency in the United States.

If you want to read more Hotaru, there are many good articles and blog posts on the internet. I can't recall seeing one that defends the actions of United States Immigration.

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Children of lesbian couples do well

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Children of lesbian couples do well, study finds
Study tracks kids of same-sex couples from insemination
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Being raised by a same-sex couple is no hindrance to healthy psychological development, researchers say as the first generation of children conceived by lesbians through donor insemination is coming of age.

In fact, lesbian mothers rated their 17-year-olds higher in social and academic skills, and lower in rule-breaking and aggression, than did mothers of teenagers who also had a father.

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Am I Naughty?

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I was sorting through a stack of paperwork, hunting for an unpaid bill, when I happened upon one of my old journals where I kept story ideas. GASP! You would not believe what I found! Giggle!!!!!!

Here the idea is in the following:

He'll never find that Candle!

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the end of the line?

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Well, the medicenter was a bust. My knees are not bad enough to qualify me for help on that basis. I am still going to the appointment on thursday, but i am not hopeful. Trying to keep my chin up, but its starting to look like a full time dorothy is a pipe dream. sigh.

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Tell Everybody I'm On My Way!

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Okay, so. In February 2009, I asked for some help to make sure I didn't end up homeless. Thanks to PayPal's being... difficult, none of the extremely nice folks that tried to help me out were able to do so and anyone that sent me anything was refunded about a week later.

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Princess For Hire: User Recommendations! Volume 1

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So, "Princess For Hire" seems to be doing well, no? Well, one thing I'm hoping to make a regular thing as I write this story is asking for reader input. While I know where it's going, there's still plenty of room to add in things people might be interested to see, and if it helps me flesh out the story a little more, well that's all the better!

So, to start with, I've got a couple of requests myself.

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Sissy farm 4 & 5 posted.

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Well, that's Sissy farm 4 & 5 posted, Readers will note that Michelle is essentially a voluntary sissy.
I wonder if the attilery barrage approach will attract more comment like posting mre stories than commentators can handle in a day.
Ho-hum interesting tactic.

Enjoy,
Beverly.

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Pub refuses to serve LGBT group

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Oh dear...

The Labour Party's Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual Society were in the Greencoat Boy pub in Westminster, central London, when a row broke out. The duty manager is alleged to have refused them service and said that had he known they were a gay group he would not have accepted their booking. Punch Taverns, which owns the pub, has launched an investigation.

More details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10249335.stm

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Dr Tracy Okeefe article on transgender and other terms

http://www.thescavenger.net/glbsgdq/dont-call-me-transgender...

I found this to be an interesting essay. The comments below it are almost as interesting. The article reveals the sometimes contentious views about the term transgender, in all its ramifications, and how it's use as an umbrella term may trample on self identities.

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Career Day Part 3

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Hey! I just posted Career Day part 3 over at StarDust. This ends vol. one. It's a complete story but I have more of Lee's tale that I'm working on. So despite my hyperactive muse I hope to get all of The Career Day Saga completed before trying to finish up way too many older stories that needs completion.

http://stardustr.us/content/career-day-wheels-bus-go-round-a...

Next Weekend I'll post part 3 here at BC. I can't promise I'll have vol. 2 ready or not. We're preparing to move at the end of the month and so things are starting to get a little hectic. Wish us luck!

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Life sucks, so what?

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So, things are not going well, and I am struggling to keep going regardless. But, life sucks, and thats the truth, and mooping about wont change it. Time to take control of what I can, and leave the rest to God.

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work isssues

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Well, I went to work at Midnight Friday for the Sat shift, and the boss informed me the company had hired two new peple to work with us. We had been working 12 hour shifts on the weekends for coverage without driving people into overtime stats, and we were getting along just fine. Then the company decided (the lady in charge of the area office) that she didn't like the 12 hour shifts, and she hired a thrid body and cut us to 8 hours. That meant myself and the other guy were only getting 16 hours a week....not enough for either of us.

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Depressed And Discouraged

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I am feeling depressed and discouraged over my employment situation(or lack thereof)I interviewed for a job and they asked me if I was available for two weeks training before they opened. I said yes and they led me to believe I would be getting a call. Apparently, they decided not to give me a chance. If there is one thing about being Trans that I do have a problem with, it is putting up with all the blatant job discrimination out there. I have applied for over 500 jobs in the last three years and I very rarely get an interview or even a chance to prove myself.

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The Working Girl Blog #35: No jogging today

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The Working Girl Blog #35:
No jogging today, or
I'm a pink warrior!

To see all of Bobbie's "Working Girl" blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/19261/working-girl-blogs

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Very Nice, Sweet Story at Kristen's Site

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There is a very nice story at Kristen's Site by Krystle Glass. I'm not very familiar with the author; however, this story is worth the read.

http://www.asstr.org/~Kristen/67/phoenix.txt

Portia

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5:30 am...

Well we've just about got everything ready and will be leaving for the cross channel, high-speed ferry at 5:30 am tomorrow morning. The car's already packed and Pen's just vacuuming to leave the place nice for the cat.

We have ten houses to see, but our faves are on Wednesday's list of places to see, but whatever happens, I know it's going to be an adventure.

Hopefully I'll be able to regale you with some witty repartee upon my return--which would make a change eh?

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Man charged with hate crime in Ballard, Washington Transgender attack

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Man charged with hate crime in Ballard transgender attack
By CASEY MCNERTHNEY
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

A man was charged Thursday with malicious harassment -- the state's hate crime statute -- after police said he yelled a derogatory slur at a transgender woman and assaulted her.

The incident happened about 3:50 p.m. Sunday at Northwest Market Street and 15th Avenue Northwest. The woman told an officer the suspect approached her at a bus stop, punched her several times with closed fists and yelled a slur at her.

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The sissy farm.

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I'm getting writer's block with Martina's Story, (What ever writer's block is.) So I've decided to post Sissy farm to BCTS.
This means that I have to read each chapter before posting it and thiss will help me recover the thread of the story in the later stages where I lost it nearly a year ago. Chapters 22 to 26 need re-writng to correct discontinuities then I'll post them here and on FM. I owe it to FM Readers.

That's all for now.

Is there anybody else going to Sparkle in Manchester, UK 9th to 11th July.

See you soon.
Bev.

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blocked

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Well, its been a frustrating week. I have been trying to get a letter from my doctor regarding my physical health so i could qualify for the assitance to go back to school, but no luck. Then today, I tried to get it from the local medi-center, and instead they sent me for an x-ray, and i have to go back monday. I am starting to fear that I could end up not being able to get it, and the whole dream of going back to school and maybe transitioning is going up in smoke. sigh.

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I'm in a foul mood tonight.

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and the reasons are...well, many I guess.

Mainly though, at the bottom of it all, is one simple thing.

I've spent my whole life searching for "the one." I've looked everywhere and she seems to be either hiding, or I'm just too damn old and ugly for anyone to care about in "that" way.

Well here's a bit of news for everyone. Ugly people need love too!

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Jamie and the Peach

Hi folks

I know you've all been waiting expectantly for some new scribbles from yours truly, well the reason for the delay can now be announced. The first volume of Jamie and the Peach is now complete and can be purchased by visiting Scaramouch here

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Interesting idea from Nokia...

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Or, "As easy as charging up your mobile phone"

Imagine (for whatever reason) you're going on a long bike ride, but your mobile phone is running low on charge. Evidently someone at Nokia thought that the power generated by a dynamo sandwiched between the frame and wheel could do more than illuminate darkness...

http://www.reghardware.com/2010/06/03/nokia_bicycle_charger_...

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The Working Girl Blog #34: A pleasantly slow day

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The Working Girl Blog #34:
A pleasantly slow day, or
Trying to have lunch in the park


To see all of Bobbie's "Working Girl" blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/19261/working-girl-blogs
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List of Therapists?

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A little while ago someone sent me a link to trusted therapists who are not only experienced with, but actually WANT to deal gender issues. I can not for the life of me FIND that link. I'm about to resort to sorting through every comment on Becoming Robin as well as my blogs in order to find that blasted link once I finish watching Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Thanks Melanie! ;-)).

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For GLBT Jews in the South Bay (San Francisco) Area

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I just received this email:

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the fourth annual South Bay Pride Shabbat. Please include this information in your community news section or forward to interested congregants. Many participants in previous years are not GLBT themselves but straight allies or family members.

Congregation Shir Hadash, Temple Emanu-El, and Congregation Emeth invite you to join us for the 4th Annual South Bay Pride Shabbat. The service will be held on Saturday, June 5th, at 10:30 am at Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos.

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Granddaughter of Did Somebody Get the Number of That Bus?


The Internal Revenue Service actually has real live caring,
understanding people working for them...

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Sixth Anniversary Of Starting HRT

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Today(June 1st) is the sixth anniversary of my first shot of Estridiol Valerate and the 20th anniversary of my graduation from High School. I can't believe it has been that long. I can say that I feel truly blessed to be here living this moment now. It took me 33 years before I started, but I can honestly say, I wouldn't trade this journey for anything. I have wonderful friends here on BCTS and wonderful long time friends from High School that are still with me for this. I consider myself to be a very blessed woman indeed. Thanks for being there with me. Here's to many more wonderful years.

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All You Need (Is One Good Friend) - Part Two


All You Need (Is One Two Good Friends)

So, as I type this, I'm sitting across from Ms. Edeyn, laughing my ass off at a conversation between she and Erin.

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