Are You A Veteran?

Yesterday as I was having my fluid levels checked at my local Veterans Administration hospital, another woman in the waiting room came up to me and asked "You're a Vet, Right?" I said yes I was and she said she was passing out invites to the annual Memorial Day Picnic for women veterans and would I like to come?

I thought for the briefest second and said sure! I would love to come and then managed a little extra spring to my step-or was that from missing the extra pint of blood they just took?

Just Bouncing Down the Transgender Highway

If you recall, a couple posts ago, I "bounced" from T Central into another blog in which the subject (and I paraphrase) was why so many women are seemingly attracted to a cross dresser or transgender woman. 

I wondered this too during my early days of being out of the closet as I had way more attention from women than men when I became a widow. I came up with a couple different conclusions such as: a cis woman wonders just what you are doing in their world, some admire our blatant honesty for being who we are born to be and on another level the natural sexual tensions between the genders are lessened. 

Plus, I know too, how cis women are natural "re-builders." In many ways a man in a dress could be the ultimate challenge. My example comes from years ago. A very accomplished, attractive cross dresser who attended our transvestite "mixers" back in the day. During one meeting he announced he was done with cross dressing, getting engaged and never coming back. I have always wondered if he purged and did put away his frocks and makeup for any length of time.

You all know as well as I do, what a slippery slope we are on. Indeed our first foray into Mom's or Sis's clothes could be just that-curiosity. Or, we could be beginning a life long journey into a gender discovery. Unfortunately, the highway often is a very lonely journey and one the greatest majority of cis women don't want to make.

I love to flirt as much as the next woman, it just has been more natural for me to flirt with another women. So I found the post to be great fun.

Cyrsti's Condo "Sunday Edition"

Ker Plunk! Get ready! Another wondrous edition of the "Condo" is hitting your virtual front porch. "Momma Nature" here in Cincinnati is teasing us with one of her early spring weekends before winter returns-for awhile. At any rate grab a "cup-o-joe" and let's get started!

Page One- The Week that Was - or Wasn't: As on the national scene, in South Dakota, HB 1008 one of several anti-LGBT bills conservative groups have been advancing in South Dakota, requires that every restroom, locker room, and shower room in any public school be “designated for and used only by students of the same biological sex.” The language leaves no room for transgender students, defining biological sex as “the physical condition of being male or female as determined by a person’s chromosomes and anatomy as identified at birth.”  The last I read was, the bill was within the governor's veto of passing into infamy. 

Robyn and Andrew

On the local scene, my new social security card should be arriving sometime this week as I was able to hurdle that wall with relative ease. I may have picked the right Social Security office at the right time with the right clerk (young) who seemingly understood my desire to get the process done.

Page Two- The Small Screen: Actually there is more happening on television these days than the upcoming season two of "I am Cait" with Caitlin Jenner plugging away at her life and (just maybe) her new cosmetic line. There is a show on the Discovery Life Channel if you can pick it up called "New Girls on the Block."
So far the show, as I have seen it, has done a decent job of cutting across transgender lines such as the pain of a transitioning husband and wife, two transgender lesbians in love, and more, including Robyn and Andrew who met when Robyn was Andrew's male co worker. Their friendship continued through Robyn's transition.

Page Three-Yesterday's Coffee-Opinion Jenner's Politics: (From the Advocate)

"Republicans, meet your teammate: Caitlyn Jenner. 

The transgender former Olympian turned reality star is holding firmly onto her GOP card, and from what she told reporters at the Television Critics Association tour in Pasadena, Calif., that’s not likely to change. 

Jenner

Jenner was asked why she doesn't just "support the party that supports women and women's rights?”

"Well, I really don’t want to heavily get into politics because, certainly, we have enough politics going on in the United States right now. But as I tell the girls, it’s kind of good. If the Republicans haven’t been very good on this issue — which I agree, they haven’t been.”

Well, it does look like "The Donald" (Trump) is going to need a running mate.

Page Four- The Back Page: Well kids, got to get going, we all have another busy day around here and it's time to fix some breakfast "nummers" and get to it! You are the best for coming by!