OK. I guess I just can't help myself.

Privilege/Class/Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5fbQ1-zps

We need to work on the big problems and stop wasting our time polishing the chrome on this rusted out old Edsel.

We're so pleased to be with you, look around see what you do

I have always been a fan of Richard Dawkins for his no-nonsense attitude to myths and superstition, science works on evidence not 'imaginary friends'. It appears he feels the same about transgender people which has led the American Humanist Association to withdraw an award they gave him 1996, as humanist of the year.

Recently broke the 2000 likes barrier for my serial 'The PA'. Quite chuffed. Many thanks everyone for your support.

Gill xx

Today is April 19th. Twenty-six years ago today, at 9:02 AM a truck bomb, constructed by disgruntled ultra right wingers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, was detonated in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Bldg in Oklahoma City. 168 people, including 19 children, were killed in the attack.

We Okies made a solemn vow after the bombing. This vow has been used other times in other incidents, but we will honor it every year.

I have been disappointed, lately, with the lack of good transgender novels to read. I will admit that I am kind of fussy about what I like to read. I like character-driven stories. Not magical, or gender-swapping types, but more down-to-earth things; like plotlines which show how we cope with the intricacies of life. The struggles to fit in; not necessarily in dramatic movie-of-the-week ways, but how to fit in with "normal" society and be whole. I like mysteries and thriller elements, too.

I just had to post another video link. Here is Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield making an on point statement that is completely off topic for their You Tube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM51gL5gLfI

I know that we have been pushing more political commentary than is probably appropriate on this forum. Still we all share a set of interests, experiences and perspectives, as well as some level of activist spirit.

It's been a long time since I lived in Texas and then only briefly for six months in Houston in the 1970's.

Coming up in the next Angel of... story:

"You need to come by sometime and listen to us play," said CornFed.

"'Play'?" said Melody.

"We've got a Hell of a band," said Mannequin, smirking. "How can it be otherwise when we have an angel on piano?"

okay for some reason a moment from when I was in junior high has been on my mind lately.

It's possible I've mentioned it before, but since I've been thinking about it, I'm gonna bring it up now.
See, in junior high, I thought it might be possible for me to find a way to fit in, as I was now more actively engaged in my life, recovering from my "dead kid" phase.

So I looked into athletics.

Now I wasn't strong, fast, or really all that coordinated, so this was a bit of a faint hope, but there is one athletic endeavor I thought I could master - track and field,

Be very very careful checking out text messages. Received a text message with the return add coming from .hotmail. Didn't open it, and did a search on the web sing4.us. It is a porno site. Never linked on to it but getting close they dropped four cookies on me along with adding two more web sites to my surfing history. So much for add blockers, java blocker along with virus filters. Dug in and erased all of off and out of my computer. If by any stretch of the imagination my computer was seized because someone swated me, there would be no history or records of getting close to a porno site.

[Content Warning: Depression, Despair]

Not long ago it was suggested that people should quit blogging about political matters. The suggestion went on to opine that if a person wanted to make a political point that should be done through fiction. . .which is the mission of this site.

I’ve always enjoyed a good dystopian story such as Nineteen Eighty-Four, Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World, Animal Farm, Hunger Games, Welcome to the Monkey House, or Atlas Shrugged.

Those are great stories about society run amok.

Hi hi. I'm looking for two stories that would like to read again. I believe both of them are posted on BCTS.

For the first story a kid transitions and goes to a new high school as a girl. She gets involved with the band and/or media department. She creates some songs which she submits to be played on the school radio. Her father is a music producer who has a studio underneath the garage. Eventually many of her friends wind up being invited to the studio where they make and record music. Some of her songs make it onto radio stations.

I mentioned part of this a month ago on Facebook, but not here. So I'll go ahead with the whole announcement.

Late in December, after getting over COVID, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Just having a prostate was bad enough, but it had to grow a cancer as well. Early in March, the doctor and I agreed on surgery to remove it.

I watched "Deep Impact" last night and found it so moving that I deeply wept until I thought I might pass on. I finally consoled myself sufficiently to gain some dignity back. I doubt that the movie will get awards but parts of it touched on things that inflamed Abandonment Issues and other things.

I've seen a few movies that carry the story to a sort of conclusion, but as I think about them, I have seen no sequels. I am very unfamiliar with so called "Fan Fic", so know nothing of the danger areas. Most certainly, I do not want to get anyone into trouble.

Carlos Maza posted a video a bit ago about dealing with things that can't be controlled. I found it cathartic if not exactly helpful. Maybe you might too.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJaE_BvLK6U&t=0s

Short quiz for those who casually think about speed when they are driving or even when they see a vehicle speed by. Maybe they don't give it any thought.

Wolfjess' Speedway Demons brought to mind something I have contemplated since I was little. Only we are going to ramp up the speed from so long ago.
1: A vehicle is traveling at 200 mph. For simplicity's sake discount tire slippage on the surface.
2: How fast is the apex (top) of the tire traveling?
3. How fast is the bottom of the tire traveling where it fully contacts the surface?

Okay so yesterday Mike and Carol bought a new dining room set, and in order to get it in the house, we used a device called a "forearm forklift" you put these straps under the table, and then the other end around your forearms, and lift it in.

I was less helpful than I wish I could have been, a consequence of my non-athletic lifestyle, but we did manage to get it in,

But last night, I noticed I had a line of bruises across my forearms and for a second couldn't figure out how I had gotten them until I remembered the forearm forklift.

Moose returns to find Dolly tied up on the bed. Will he take advantage of the gift Bonnie left for him?

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A big thank you to the readers of Wild Irish Rose and the the anthology "One Dozen Roses", it means a lot to me and the writers of the anthology.

I was given the prompt for Wild Irish Rose by Patricia Marie Allen, so I wish to thank her for that.

Today marks the beginning of Genesis, Part 2 of Legacy of Earth.

In case you are unaware, Battle for Earth, the prequel to this series is now available on Amazon Kindle. Please consider supporting me if you enjoy my work.

Legacy of Earth: Genesis Bloodborne By Daniela A. Wolfe Several weeks after her grandmother's passing, Kayde is still struggling to come to grips with the repercussions.

“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

I live in the Twin Cities. My attention to the George Floyd trial might exceed that of the average BC visitor. My anger at what occurred has gone up with each new bit of prosecutorial evidence.

It seems George Floyd died because the police officer who killed him had marginalized him.

About a hundred and seventy thousand people died across the world today. Each one was a mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, friend, partner colleague, comrade. Many were loved, Many were good people. Many will be missed. Some died surrounded by their loved ones. Others alone. Some at peace. Others in pain.

What is the difference between a "Novel Chapter" and a "Serial Chapter"?

Just got a newsflash: Prince Phillip, 99, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has passed away. My heart goes out to the Queen as well as all the citizens of the UK.

Requiescat In Pace

I'm fighting Mr. Nasty, who is telling me my writing has no effect on anybody.

So if anything I've written has impacted you even a little, can you share it with me?

Statistically, here in the UK, it is more likely to snow at Easter than Christmas

This is Sam. Whether the mission is to be sweet and find the betrayer, or to be spicy by BEING the betrayer, Sam is ready.

And his favorite color is clear to all who can see.

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(Ran into a new Among Us type game, had some fun with character creation. Entertaining reactions after "Dora and Boots" successfully killed everyone, with Sam obviously being "Dora". But I made sure to leave it visible in the attached photo that Sam is in fact a male character.)

Changes continue for Jimmy but no one else seems as concerned with this as he is.

Hey everyone,

The PS3/PSP store will be closing in July with the Vita one closing in August.

My recs...Getting these out of the way pretty much ALL Square and Enix titles then Atlus PSOne/PSP/PS2 Classics.
After this, Popolocrois 1 and 2 on JP PS store as well as Sega Ages 2600 PS2 remakes with Phantasy Star 1 and Fantasy Zone. Both of these are PS2 classics on the JP PSN with Fantasy Zone being a remake of Super Fantasy Zone as if it had been developed on the Fantasy Zone arcade board, go M2!!!
Those are it so far but I''ll find more games on JP PSN store to recommend.

Even if I am not religious, I still say "Easter".

Geez, anyone would think I had everything planned out!

The recent news about T folk laws... I am frightened.
It seems that I have never understood being Transgender. Lately, in my reflections it seems clear that as a child I was very mild. The constant violence and hate I faced then caused me to fear and mistrust males, perhaps even hating them. I saw that my older stepsister was treated well and got to wear pretty clothes. I wanted to be treated nice like her. Did I feel like a female? Who knows, it is doubtful.
Perhaps I do not know what Transgender folk feel?

Three stories from the Guardian, looks as if transgender children are now being targeted by the right-wingers In the US. Not that we have anything to brag about in the UK as the High Court has stopped the easy prescription of blockers to transgender teens.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/29/arkansas-tra...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/transgender

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, ... -- What's the pattern of this sequence?

2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, ... -- What's the pattern of this sequence?

In a contest, such as "Are You Smarter than a Fifth-Grader?", you might be asked, "What's the next number in this sequence? 2, 3, 5". Can anyone figure out the answer?

Pete is really upset about anyone seeing what has happened to him. But if he won't show and tell, how's anyone going to be able to help him?

CAUTION Title Possibly NSFW.

April 1... April Fool’s Day. I find the day to be quite appropriate and feel blessed that it is my birthday. It gives me an excuse to be wacky... what else could you expect from someone born on April Fool’s Day? Today I hit another milestone, one I never expected to see... the big 70. Hopefully my muse will wake up this year!

I'm seeing stories come up with no content. I saw that it happened earlier but it's happening again now for me.

Halp!

- Terry

So apparently transgender people are no longer considered pariahs when it comes to serving in the American military. Most of us knew this was coming, it was pretty much a campaign promise of the current administration, but the Pentagon formally announced its change in policy today. This from the Associated Press: https://news.yahoo.com/reversing-trump-pentagon-release-tran...

Trying to click on some stories, but they are all coming up as 0 words long. Is this happening to anyone else? I've tried different browsers with same result. Even my own story submissions are returning this way. Blog posts though appear to work...?

Today is my best friend and co-spreader of girl germs' birthday.

So make sure you send Jaci lots of hugs !

Got bored and put together this graphic based on the Redneck Home Security joke.

The note on the door reads:

so Shylo At AffirmingMinistries has asked me to be a speaker at a livestream for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia. It will be held on May 17th, 2021 from 2:30-3:30pm.

My talk will be livestreamed on both the Affirming Ministries and Robertson-Wesley United Church Facebook Pages. The stream will be recorded and posted on additional social media for both ministries such as Instagram and Youtube.

I'm amazed and staggered to be considered for such a thing.