When I was a kid in Toledo, our bus service was the Community Traction Company and later renamed Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority. They used to let the busses sit running in the shelter in the winter. It was cheaper to do that compared to draining the water and replacing it with anti-freeze. The oil shortages in the 70’s killed that, fortunately...
So, I did 3 things today...
- Up at 7am to get ready to go to the senior center in Palm Springs for the Friday edition of Improve My Balance. It is a movement and exercise class aimed at maintaining and improving our balance as we age in order to prevent falls. There is also a Wednesday session that I attend also. Packed house this week as the snow birds who spent Christmas at home have returned.
- Since I am usually in a rush to clean up, do makeup and get dressed, I usually don’t have time to eat anything before I go to class. After class I often go to a favorite bar and grill in downtown Palm Springs for breakfast. It tends to be quiet as it is between the breakfast crowd and the lunch bunch.
- The last adventure today was to the grocery store. Quick trip today as it was only $50.
I get misgendered maybe 10% to 20% of the time, but mostly it is the correct “yes, Ma’me” and “thank you, Ma’me”. What I’ve noticed is that when I am not dressed and presenting as Don (about 10% to 20% of the time) it feels odd to hear “Yes, Sir”. It isn’t a problem for me, but something has definitely shifted. It wasn’t terribly long ago that it felt so good to be addressed as “Ma’am”, but now that seems just quietly appropriate...
