The Great Smoky Mountains are absolutely beautiful!

YES

I’m absolutely terrified and I have no doubt that transgender people you know likely feel the same way. PLEASE if you can, check on us! Even when we know that we have support from people, it’s nice to actually hear it.

The Chilling Line Trump Just Crossed On Transgender People With the latest trans military executive order, the administration has given up all pretense of "evidence-based care," and has moved to the kind of dehumanization meant to justify atrocity.

The Tangerine Tyrant signed two executive orders yesterday that imply that trans people are less than human. He has banned gender affirming care for children which also means that trans adults like me are almost certainly the next target.

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For the musical theater geeks, this is my current read, and it’s fantastic!

When I learned last week that Anita Bryant was dead, what came to mind was, to paraphrase Clarence Darrow, “I’ve never wished a person dead, but I’ve read some obituaries with great pleasure.”

On this day in 1966, Batman was first aired on TV. The first villain introduced was the Riddler brilliantly played by Frank Gorshin.

It hasn’t lasted long, but Tulsa got 6 inches Thursday morning to Friday afternoon. That’s the most we’ve had in a while.

Salem so handsome in the late afternoon sun! #CatsofBlueSky #Caturday

An orange cat standing on a snowy deck. He is mostly sticking to the area close to the house under roof where there is no snow.

When you want to go outside and explore, but don’t like getting your feet cold and wet. #Caturday

According to an article today in The NY Times, a new Justice Department investigation concluded that the Tulsa Race Massacre was a “coordinated military-style attack.” In other words, it didn’t happen spontaneously.

Dang! Missed it.

He doesn’t get enough credit for saving so many American lives, both with AIDS and COVID. The man’s a national hero!

First book of the new year. Don’t read on an empty stomach!