Living with bobcats XV

California: Another bobcat seen near Ambuehl School

Lie of the year

I just realized how bad the economy really is. I recently bought a new toaster oven and as a complimentary gift, I was given a bank."

--Larry Legro, World Champion Liar

I'm a Beautiful Blogger

I have been given a "Beautiful Blogger" award by Helen Boyd. I'm not so sure about the beautiful part. In fact, considering how little I have posted of late, I'm not even sure about the blogger part. But what the hell, an award is an award. So I accept.

I do have various responsibilities that come with this honor:

1. Thank the person who chose me. Thanks, Helen.
2. Link to her site. I did that when I started this blog, but I'll do it again. en|Gender
3. Put the award on my blog. OK, it's over in the right-hand column.
   
4. Enumerate seven interesting things about myself. See below. (caveat: "interesting" is in the eye of the beholder.)
   
5. Choose seven other people to be Beautiful Bloggers. See below.
   

Seven interesting things about me:

1. I have been listed in the acknowledgements sections of three books on trans-related subjects, written by three different authors.  
2. In my 61+ years of life I have never had a stitch in my body.
3. I have been seen transforming from man to woman on television in at least five countries on three continents.
4. I started programming computers in 1968. (I'm pretty sure my cellphone has more computing power than the mainframe I learned on.)
5. I had the same kindergarten teacher as my mother.
6. I started warning about Y2K problems in 1982. Nobody cared.
7. I have been a subscriber to the New York Philharmonic for 36 years.

My seven choices for the Beautiful Blogger Award:

• Sandyshoes, author of Noted and blogged
• CL Minou, author of The Second Awakening
• Baby Power Dyke, author of Journal of a Power Dyke in Training
• Erica CD, author of her eponymous blog

The last three are women who haven't posted anything in quite a while. I wish they would start again. They're certainly all beautiful.

• Joann Prinzivalli, author of Trans-Cendence
• Juliet Jeske, author of Little Miss Angry Girl's Blog  
• Jo Weldon, author of Burlesque Daily (and owner of Candy Pitch)