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Very fun (and short video). Nice name for the actress too! Paper is not dead!

Back when I was in high school, I always wanted to get into photography. Been thinking about making that happen for a while. Anyway, after 10 years on the same job, I was given a gift book and told to choose my prize. Selected an item made by Bushnell. It's a combo binoculars/digital camera. Received it in the mail the other day. Used my last few bucks to buy batteries and a memory card. So, hoping to get up onto the Connecticut river next weekend. Maybe get some pics of the eagles and other raptures that nest there. Psyched!

I picked up Photoshop yesterday, and I'm looking forward to learning my way around it. I've never used it before, so I don't have a clue what I'm doing. So I was wondering if anyone here has used it and can give me a few tips on it that may make my learning experience a bit easier to get me up to where I know what I'm doing, without potentially screwing something up.

Fable of the Porcupine It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone…

Hi everyone, I'm working on relocating back to Portland, OR from Salt Lake City, UT. I'm currently looking for roommate(s) in the Portland area, if you or anyone you know is looking for a roommate please contact me. Thank you!

Note: I wasn't sure where to post this. I didn't think it really fell under "general transgender discussion Depite being posted in the "O-T & H Forum," it is not meant to be humorous. -------------------------------------------- I'm sure, for those members who frequent the photo gallery, you are familiar with some of the images posted there. And of course, there are the occasional pix that moderators have to remove because they are not appropriate for the TGG forums. Now, it is not my intent to embarrass or offend anyone...but there's something that I have wanted to ask for a long time. I hope the topic can be discussed with respect as it is possibly a touc…

I thought people could use a chuckle, so I decided to post this. Enjoy everyone.

I thought I was so clever when I drew this a couple years ago. Turns out...a whole lotta other people had/have ideas about the various flags to represent the LGBTQIA+ community and it's allies. 31 Different Pride Flags and What Each Stands For Happy Pride Month!

St John's Anglican Church, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada. Church Sign has Amazing Message for Christian Homophobes

Another fine example of homophobia at it's very best...and the "legal" ways by which people can exercise their bigotry and get away with it. -Mike Filed: Thursday, September 13, 2012 "Cequada Clark, who has headed the adult cosmetology program since 2009, said she first learned of Principal Thomas Amons’ aversion to gay men after they both attended a regional cosmetology hair competition last April ... Amons had consulted with a staff attorney for the Beaumont Independent School District who informed him that he couldn’t exclude (Gray) based on his sexual orientation, but that as the principal of the school, he could decide to no longer offer the program." -lgbtq…

https://globalnews.ca/news/7475417/coronavirus-hanukkah-gathering-ban-reaction/ This is a shameful display of anti-Semitism at its worst.

"Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually." HH the Dalaï Lama

Whether you have a president, prime minister, or monarchy, what is the proper way to refer to your government leader? Here in the states, we refer to the president as Mr. President. Since we have our first female president/vice president it would be Madam President/Vice President. There is almost always a “proper” way to refer to them that’s appropriate for this day and age. I can’t say I know much of anything about a monarchy, but I would venture to guess that people don’t refer to them as “Your Majesty” or “Your Highness” anymore. With a prime minister, I honestly don’t have a flipping clue. I know Canada has a prime minister, but I don’t know how they refer to him/her.…

I viewed the 9/11 memorial service on tv this morning. I listened to all the names being read and kept thinking of all the folks lost that fateful day. After twelve years the feelings still resonates with many people. I can remember that day as if it just happened. I was supposed to be in the north tower at precisely the time the first plane hit but was delayed. While lives were affected negatively there were many positive aspects also. One is to settle any issues you may have with others. Be a positive influence on another person. Live life with passion and joy. This day we honor those who were lost on 9/11. Say thank you to the police/firemen/EMS personnel.Their …

Hey everyone! I am just wondering if there are any tgs in Rochester,NY? Especially FTMs. That want friends? Any?

Some Klingons are gay. Get over it! UK gay rights campaign Stonewall’s iconic message goes intergalactic as new Star Trek film premieres in London 03 May 2013 | By Tris Reid-Smith " And Stonewall hopes it will encourage Trekkies to share the message and join the organization’s campaign for lesbian, gay and bisexual equality." --gaystarnews.com *Notice the "T" is missing......

Hi to my sisters I was wondering how many of you have missed being able to go to the Salon during this Pandemic ?? I know I do ,,Cause since my hair is now long enough to cut and to be styled for the first time,,to go long with the rest of my body which looks quite fem after few years on HRT.

A Satanists Westboro ritual has not only alleged to turn a dead mom gay “for all eternity” this week, but has brought to the forefront new protests and debate set against the Westboro Baptist Church and their anti-gay agenda, Web Pro News reported this Saturday, July 20. Through the practice of a Pink Mass, Satanists from New York claim they were able to turn the leader’s mother of the Westboro Church, Fred Phelps, into a lesbian. http://www.examiner....k-mass-a-debate

I don't know how many have heard, but today it was announced that the show COPS is going to be cancelled due to the entire George Floyd incident. The show has been running for more than 30 years and made it through many other incidents of this nature. I personally don't see what a television show that is almost as old as I am has to do with this issue. So I have started a petition to try to save the show, because I find the reason for it being cancelled ridiculous. I checked with admin, and was told that this post would be allowable. So I'm asking anyone willing, to please sign the petition. http://chng.it/bxXn2k78Y5

Gay Star News interviews Gian Paolo Vanoli, an Italian scientist and journalist who made the headlines in Italy for his theory 26 March 2013 | By Daniele Guido Gessa " He told GSN: ‘Being gay is a disease, but we have to love everyone, gays included, because it’s not their fault. The vaccines they had made them homosexuals.’" --gaystarnews.com Meet the scientist who claims 'vaccines made you gay' ________________________________ According to wikipedia, the first vaccine ever developed was the smallpox vaccine in 1796. I wonder how this scientist explains homosexuality before that point? -Mike

About one in every 10,000 chickens is gynandromorphous, to use the technical term. In medieval times, they might have been burned at the stake, as witches' familiars. But now these chickens are shedding important new light on how birds, and perhaps reptiles, develop. It used to be thought that hormones instructed cells to develop in male or female-specific ways. That's what happens in mammals, including humans, and it leads to secondary sexual characteristics like facial hair for men or breasts for women. But scientists at the Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh say they have discovered that bird cells don't need to be programmed by hormones. …

We went to Urgent Care yesterday, and before we left, the head cold that I thought I had was, in fact, pneumonia. So I'm sitting here hacking my head off, feeling like my head's in a vise, and weak as hell. Adrianne is doing what she can to help me out, but she's not a slave. I do what I can for myself, but there's not a whole lot in that list. And to top it off, she's leaving Monday for 2 weeks while she goes on a cruise with her parents. So that's 2 weeks that I'm gonna be alone with this. Sometimes when life throws you a lemon, it also loads limes in a potato gun. Can I just get one week where I'm not sick with something? Apparently not.

I have been a member of Second Life (SL) for about 4-5 years. I stopped once for a period of time because I had come out to my wife and I knew she was going to be searching the computer for evidence. I deleted everything I had on it, so I thought. She found some files but I don't need to discuss that here. The point being I left Second Life once and had to begin all over again when I rejoined. I was able to keep my first name "Bonnie" but had to change my last name. It changed from "Riederer" to "Ryba". So I am now known as "Bonnie Ryba". I unsubscribed again when I returned to my wife but have had a friend of mine in SL resubscribe me again before the 6 months wa…

How is everybody doing during this pandemic ?

I found this entertaining and possibly prescient. How many more times can Apple raise the bar enough to keep us coming back for more? "I was an iPhone man once, like you. Then Sh*tphone changed everything." "iPhones are really just sh*tphones from the future." https://medium.com/m...ry-a44e66434807 Some Language may not be suitable for all Readers