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Maybe - just maybe - our foremothers and our forefathers came to this land in different ships. But we're all in the same boat now. - Rep. John Lewis
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I'm a genderqueer transperson, mother of three, former ex-pat, democratic socialist, special educator, and hobby farmer in Midcoast Maine.
Real Name: A
Gender: non binary / genderqueer
Location: ME
Occupation: educator
Groups: KosAbility, New Diary Writers, Global Expats, including you, TransAction, ClassWarfare Newsletter: WallStreet VS Working Class Global Occupy movement, Street Prophets
Diaries published: 17 (3749 days since last diary on Mon Sep 02, 2013 at 01:31 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 2090 (112 days since last comment on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 06:02 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: seldom
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 1894
Total Comment Ratings: 6494
Most Recommended Diary: "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan.", 102 comments, 120 recommends
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I'm posting this diary in response to a comment from a valued fellow kossack a while back. His comment touched me in a way that I couldn't answer without a fair bit of reflection and searching for ...
by bluesheep
 23 comments
on Mon Sep 02, 2013 at 01:31 PM PDT
with 49 Recommends
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Hi Dearies,
I've been drowning in a sea of children at home for summer vacation and have thoroughly lost my mind. I definitely need a Gin & Tonic!
School starts again on Monday and I hope to feel ...
by bluesheep
4 comments
on Fri Aug 05, 2011 at 03:40 PM PDT
with 4 Recommends
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The series Transition Road is a sort of journal of my inward and outward transition from female to male. It's sometimes intended as a personal reflection, sometimes I need to rant, and sometimes I ...
by bluesheep
70 comments
on Fri Jul 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM PDT
with 24 Recommends
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Hello Dear Ones!
I know Michele touched on this last night, but I can't make space in my head for anything else: I just saw the final Harry Potter movie.
So while this is an open thread with beer ...
by bluesheep
10 comments
on Fri Jul 15, 2011 at 03:39 PM PDT
with 6 Recommends
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Happy Friday All!
I'm sick today and not really up to writing much, but I do have something to share. My dearest friend is at a Jazz and Blues Festival (I think in Amsterdam) and just heard BB King.
by bluesheep
20 comments
on Fri Jul 08, 2011 at 03:36 PM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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Happy Friday!
Please pull up a chair and have a drink! Perhaps some sort of cocktail with Hawaii vibes to go along with the ukulele music. What's going on in your corner of the world? If you're new ...
by bluesheep
16 comments
on Fri Jul 01, 2011 at 01:50 PM PDT
with 7 Recommends
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