As I mentioned last week, it won’t be long before the company I work for attempts to make me use someone’s personal pronouns and preferred name. It’s not really a question of if. It’s a question of when. And I don’t really believe they’re going to grant me a medical
I think personal pronouns are ridiculous. In fact, I think they’re so ridiculous that I have a physical reaction every time I merely think about the idea. My blood pressure rises and so does my pulse rate. And, for someone like me who has heart issues, either or both of
I’ve had a number of people ask me how I felt after learning that our son is a dysphoric man. That’s a good question. My wife asked me the other day, “what’s worse than a slap in the face?” I quickly replied with, “a punch in the nose”. But I
In the last six weeks, I’ve probably thought about the “gender issue” more than anyone else on the planet. I still can’t make any sense out of it. I want to start out by saying that there are people born with physical birth defects who may have both male and
This is part 2. If you haven’t listened to or read part 1, I strongly recommend you do that first. The first time I noticed something might be up was when my son texted me about changing phone plans. He’d been on our family plan forever and once he got
After our son was born just over 31 years ago, we began passing milestone after milestone. For example, one milestone was when he first realized it was himself in the mirror, another was when he became smarter than a cat and then when he became smarter than a dog. After
Back in the early 90’s I was working as an engineer for a telecom equipment manufacturer. One day, I came to work and found that I had a new boss. The new guy was hired to fill a position I didn’t even know existed. These days HR would frown upon
There’s a line I won’t cross. That line is ninety-nine cents. That’s the amount I’m willing to pay for a two-liter bottle of soda, pop, coke or whatever you call a soft drink wherever you live. Anything more than a dollar and I don’t feel I’m getting enough enjoyment from
In my last article titled, The Biden Touch, I compared Joe Biden to King Midas. One of the notable differences being that while everything Midas touched turned to gold, everything Biden touches turns to shit. I then went on to explain why I believe it’s true. I’m not going to
My wife and I have an inside joke. I’ll do some project for her and ask her if she’s satisfied with the results. She’ll say, “It’s fine.” To which I’ll reply, “Fine is what I aspire to be.” I admit, it’s not a great joke, but it amuses us. Because