Thanks to one and all who have taken the time to read my holiday offering, Life Passed. There have been several people in my real life, sisters of choice, who like Helen in the story, passed a portion of their life to me as they transitioned into the next life. Even though I never experienced the physical transformation that Marcus does in the story, their love for me passed to me strength, support and knowledge which enabled the amazing transformation to the woman that I am today.

In Southern Voice, an Atlanta LGBT friendly newspaper, is an article titled
Transgender candidate accused of fraud in election lawsuit
In the Atlanta Journal and Constitution is both an article and a poll:
Transgender candidate misled voters, suit alleges

This concerns an incumbant transgender councilwoman running for re-election and a lawsuit filed to contest the election for both contested city council seats.

Congratulations to the crew of STS 120 Space Shuttle Discovery on their safe journey home!  STS 120 did many good things. They brought Harmony up as a new module for Alpha.They brought Dan up to replace Clay on Alpha.

They moved the p6 Solar arrays from the S0 truss to its permanent spot attached to p5 truss.   They worked a miracle and fixed the tear in the P6 Solar Array panels.  Just the kind of thing that NASA does best turning unfavorable circumstances to a chance to succeed.