Donna Milo is a transgender candidate in the republican primary here in Florida. Thought this might be of interest.

Rami

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/16/1632958/transgender-ca...

http://donnamilo.com/

LIFE IS SHORT

For your good wishes, prayers and everything else that you expressed in your responses to my blog entries about my surgery. You all really helped ease my mind and my fears about it.

What a great bunch of gals and guys you all are.

Catherine Linda Michel

Victoria Kolakowski, an Administrative Law Judge, is running for Alameda County Superior Court Judge Office #9 in California and has an excellent record on LBGT issues, as well she might.

http://kolakowskiforjudge.com/

Puddin'

Just in case you're not a mathematical genius (or have easy access to a spreadsheet), 12,053 days (or, if you prefer, 289,263 hours) translates as 18th May 1977. On that rather dubious day in history, at about 5:31pm, one new life amongst many entered the world...

Anyway, Mum and Katie (my sister) popped over on Sunday, including this very attention-seeking ten year old...

Well, I had a couple of experiances that left me wondering if I will ever belong anywhere. The first happened Sunday morning. I was looking for a accepting church, so a quick search led me to one close, and I went. Now I am not the most conservitive Christian ever, but a church which has a hymn to Gaia just didnt seem like a good fit for me. Then Sunday night, I got into a heated discussion with the other members of the group at Pride, and I left wondering if I can ever belong there either. Ah, well.

The Tour of California started today with the first stage being won by Mark Cavendish. VS. (Versus) is again providing daily stage coverage. The TV times (and race information) are here: http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/tv-schedule.html. There's more info and video on the VS. site: http://www.versus.com/shows/tour-of-california/

from San Jose Mercury News

I have been working on a story for me that is in a very different voice, and feels very different than anything I have ever written. It is action, funk and gore, Sci Fi and lots of other devices that I have never used. I am just a little concerned that where I take the end will offend some of you. It is not intended. I am an American Citizen, a Veteran, and very loyal to the US.

I thought I had it finished a couple weeks ago, but then my muse drug me off to Worcester for a month. GAH ! My protag really needed shopping therapy! LOL My research has been exausting

I've been doing one of my famous thinking sessions today, and thought about my mother, how I've been handling her death, and how my family have been handling it. Up till now I've been avoiding thinking about it. It's been painful to think about the memory of watching her take her last breath, or about her in general. I've been avoiding spending time at home as much as possible, as her presence still lingered there long after. My sister comes up to me on a weekly basis and asked me how I was doing, and I've told her I've been avoiding it.

Okay here is your chance at an old newbie. Hows that for an oxymoron?
After reading so many stories and lurking here a thought (hare brained?) came to mind.
'I could do that!' Then reality arrived. Maybe I can do better than some I've read where
it was actually painful to read. No punctuation, no uppercase where needed, etc.
Hopefully won't come across as some no talent idea stealing hack, if I do manage tolerate
the result, I hope to entertain with my submission.

I need some help with how to write a story on here. I keep seeing stuff that just confuses me. I write in MS word if that helps. I have no clue how to copy or paste stuff, and I just want to write a story on here. Can I just write a story in the body section like for a blog? Would that work? People sometimes get ticked if protocols are followed, and I don't really get the submission instructions, I'm still new to the computers now-a-days.

Help me please.