Month: August 2025

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Surprisingly Good!

After the last few installments from the Alien universe (especially Romulus), I wasn’t expecting much from Alien Earth. In fact, I was prepared to be sorely disappointed. But…wow! Was I not!

If you’ve been resoundingly unimpressed with the franchise since, oh, I dunno…PROMETHEUS…do yourself a favor a check this one out. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!

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Well, Fuck

It doesn’t rain, but it pours.

Felt like crap and slept most of the day yesterday. Didn’t think too much of it, as Ben had been dealing with horrific congestion and cough for the past couple days and figured it was just another one of those things he dragged home from one of his students.

Late last night, however, it dawned on me that what I was feeling was very similar to what I’d gone through after my COVID vaccine and boosters. As if we’d been vibrating on the same frequency, Ben came into the bedroom last night and said, “Babe, you need to take a COVID test. I just did and I’m positive.”

Needless to say, I came back positive as well.

We called my surgeon, and since we’re still three weeks away from my procedure, he said everything should be fine.

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I Don’t Have Time For Your Trans Bullshit

From Gregfallis.com:

Look, this is really simple. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Trans people are people. Same goes for non-binary folks.<

Trans military troops are troops. This is so fucking obvious, but there’s a lot of macho bullshit involved here. Again, it’s really pretty simple. Trans helo pilots are helo pilots, trans mechanics are mechanics, trans medics are medics, trans EOD specialists are EOD specialists. A helo or an unexploded bomb doesn’t care about gender. Piloting helos and defusing bombs are skills that can be learned. Sure, some folks will be better at it than other folks, but that’s just how the world works. It’s massively stupid to refuse to enlist anybody willing to put on the uniform, shoulder a weapon, and walk a post.

Trans athletes are athletes. There’s SO MUCH bullshit about this topic. It shouldn’t surprise anybody that not all athletes are equal, and not all of that is due to native talent. There are dozens of ways one athlete can have an advantage over another. There are technological advantages, in gear and in training. Having cutting edge equipment and sophisticated training tools make a difference. There are massive financial advantages; rich kids can afford trainers and gym fees and gear beyond the reach of poor kids.

And yes, there are genetic/physical advantages. Why was Michael Phelps such a good swimmer? He had unique physical attributes—a long torso, short legs, long arms, large hands and feet, and double-jointed ankles—that gave him a physical advantage over other swimmers. High testosterone levels can matter in sports, but variances in testosterone levels occur naturally (which is why you see those commercials for men with ‘low-t’). Even so, sports governing bodies like the NCAA created policies that require trans women (this apparently isn’t an issue for trans men) to complete a full calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment before being allowed to compete in women’s sports. If a trans person excels in sports, it’s for the same reasons anybody excels in sports. Hard work, good training, dedication, and maybe (like Phelps) some quirk of biology.

Trans teachers are teachers. Math is math, geography is geography, grammar is grammar, history is…well, debatable, but the eccentricities of history aren’t dependent on the biology of the teacher. Trans shopping clerks are shopping clerks. Whether you’re shopping for a sweater or a lawn mower or a canoe or patio furniture, all you want is somebody who knows the product they’re selling.

I could continue this. Trans surgeons are surgeons, trans plumbers are plumbers, trans lion tamers are lion tamers, and and and. Trans people are people. There’s no point in waffling about this. Yes, people will have different opinions on the matter, and yes, they’re allowed to voice those opinions, but no, you don’t have to respect those opinions.

And by the way, it works both ways: Trans assholes are assholes (uh…I’m talking personality here, not anatomy. Although that would also be true). My point is this: if you don’t accept trans people as people, then the problem isn’t with the trans folks; the problem is you’re an asshole.

EDITORIAL NOTE: This trans bullshit is another facet of patriarchy. We need to burn the patriarchy to the ground. Then dig up the roots and burn them. Then piss on the ashes before burying them in lye. Then nuke it from orbit (it’s the only way to be sure). Then have some of those little lemon cakes.