Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2026

To the Dentist We Go


Image from Geo Days 
on UnSplash.


This is going to be another short post day because my wife Liz must go for an emergency visit to the dentist. Of course, we all have been in that situation before and if is a situation that you haven’t done, you don’t want to be in it.

As with my other recent doctor’s appointments going with Liz, I am wearing another of my “The Ohio State University” shirts because tonight is a huge game with Texas. Along with my leggings and tennis shoes.

Also, this morning I have already shaved closely, brushed back and tied my hair back which leaves me just enough time to apply a light coat of makeup and lip gloss. A routine I normally always follow if I am going to a place such as a medical appointment. Where most of the other people are involved in their own world, or the world of their cell phones. And will never notice a stray transgender woman in their midst.

Even though I don’t expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, I am always prepared for it in the back of my mind and probably will be forever.

If it does, you will be the first to know!

Friday, February 21, 2020

Gone All too Soon

Nikki Araguz Loyd, a Houston activist known for her commitment to transgender rights in Texas, died in November from a mixture of substances that include heroin, ethanol and medication designed to treat anxiety and panic disorders, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

I remember Nikki from some of her earliest appearances on the day time reality show circuit.

The ones I dutifully recorded to watch over and over again. It was good to see she had made it to a point where she was an outspoken activist for transgender rights. Hopefully now she has found peace. 

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