Home, and none too soon, because I have to work tomorrow.

Okay, I’m off the plane. No bag to claim. Let’s go home.

Landed at RNO. The SFO-RNO route is a lot more direct than RNO-SFO. @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

Boarding

Colonel Amelio Robles Avila, 1889-1984 www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/202...

Through Terrorization. ID check not a problem. Did need a secondary pat down, but that’s been an issue for years. And being “ma’am’ed” by TSA was not a bad thing. @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

Time to start heading back to SFO, this time without the misroute via Telegraph Hill.

All done. Excellent and encouraging visit with the medical professionals.

Long ago (1988-1993), I worked for Blue Shield of California. Their HQ was in these two buildings: 2 North Point and 1 Beach. They long since relocated to Oakland.

Good thing I’m not in a rush. I had the address as 725 Montgomery St. It’s actually 1725! I have loads of time, although it’s a pretty steep walk.

I don’t recall ever being this close to either of these places before

BART Montgomery St. I’m so early that I’ll just walk to the office, and I’ll still have a while to wait.

They actually believe this shit. They actually believe they have that power over us No transphobe has the ability to destroy who I am. Not affirming me doesnt shake my knowledge of who I am Literally most of the time, if you refuse to say my name or pronouns, I laugh and move on

AirTran to BART.

Landed. De-icing took awhile to knock the frost off of the plane, then we had an ATC ground hold, but we’re here. My appointment is at 12:45, so I have plenty of time to get into the City.

Boarding for SFO. Glad I have a face mask because my allergies to my medication are acting up and I don’t want to make my neighbors nervous.

At the gate. I thought I might check with the agent to confirm that the possible mismatch between my name and appearance wouldn’t be an issue, but there’s nobody here yet. Small airport; they are probably working other flights.

Fed and caffeinated at Timber Ridge restaurant at RNO. Boarding in about 40 minutes.

Through Terrorization. Had to show passport because it’s the only ID that matches the name on my ticket, but the agent only cared that the names matched. No issues otherwise. @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

At RNO airport heading for SFO this morning.

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them... from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: ...A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

So predictable: Sunday breakfast at the Black Bear Diner. I even remembered to wear my 🐾 earrings.

And my goodness am I being a rebel today and every day!

If ICE had anything to do with enforcing the law, they wouldn't be breaking our laws or attacking the innocent.

Hey @the-independent.com is there a reason you shared this on FB and not on here? Is it because you know you'd be called out for flat out LYING about this? Their harassment claim was thrown out. Rose was not found to be harassing them at all This is genuinely fucking vile

What does it say about me that my first reaction to seeing this truck was, “Bi erasure!”

Pre-order links for the new @thecallya.bsky.social novel now available: wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...

Yay, breakfast!

Yesterday, a little girl asked me who that was on the pin. I said, “Well, it’s me, sort of.”

Errands in Reno done, including the one for @cherylmorgan.bsky.social but mainly getting more firewood. Minivan now much heavier and I am very tired.

It’s-9 C outside, so I re-attached the collar to my heavier coat to walk the three blocks to my local restaurant. Even with gloves, my fingers felt like ice by the time I got there. Breakfast was great, though.

First snow ❄️ of the season.

'Data from hundreds of public bodies in England shows only four complaints about transgender women in women’s single-sex spaces over a period of three years' Sounds like a non-issue being spun to stoke hate against a minority by bad faith 'feminists'. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...

Nearly three years ago, a coalition of 100+ organizations and leaders–including GLAAD–launched a campaign against the @nytimes.com’s biased, inaccurate coverage of transgender people. A former NYT editor shares her perspective about what's really going on:

In case you wonder why I try to avoid making any plans that require trans-Sierra driving in the winter. I have to be in San Francisco on January 20. I’m going to fly down from Reno in the morning and back to Reno that evening. Not fun, but better than driving.

Dear Greenland: For what it's worth, most Americans are mortified over the embarrassing antics of the Trump admin regarding your autonomy. We think it's fucking weird behavior, too. Greenland is for Greenlanders.

Just another quiet weekend at home. I’m feeling good and very happy with myself.

Honest to god.

If this action is justified, then so would be a similar action to kidnap and transport His Glorious Orange Highness overseas to face trial for his many crimes. Not that I’m advocating that, I hasten to add for the benefit of the all-seeing Eye In The Sky.

Lots of awful news out there (I hope my Day Jobbe doesn’t decide they want me at their North Carolina HQ, as that state has declared my existence illegal) but there are nice developments personally and locally in Nevada, including finally having one of my credit cards in my right name.

Dragged myself down to the Wigwam for breakfast. I’m alive.

Home, in one piece. Good thing I don’t have an alarm on Thursday! @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

Where I spent much of my evening. Lost less money than you might think.

Happy New Year in the Pacific Time Zone! Now just one more prize drawing at the casino tonight: One million points in the casino players’ club. 🤞

When I checked the rules of the promotion at the Fernley Nugget casino, they asked if I wanted one of the festive paper tiaras. “No thanks,” I said, “I have my own!” Not that it stays in place easily. I need to get some hair pins to hold it in place.

The December issue of Salon Futura is now live, featuring books by Mike Carey, EJ Swift, LR Lam and Bethany Jacobs, plus fish people, hobbits, and an absolutely wonderful worldbuilding bible for 7th century Pictdom:

The temperature has crept up above 0C, barely, but snow on the Virginia Range west of Fernley shows that winter is indeed here in Northern Nevada.

Ready for breakfast at the Black Bear Diner. I seem to have fallen into a chicken-fried steak rut.

💗 fav pic of 2025💗 Impossible to pick just one given the tumultuous year of transition I've had, but currently this pair of photos showing how far I've come since one year ago today comes close. (The second one is just short of one year later than the first one, taken at the same place.