Quote from: Nicky on February 26, 2009, 01:11:03 PM
I don't see why you can't have it both ways 

Right on, except Pica is too modest. Not a block, he's the real thing, a wheel, the big cheese, welcome at anyone's supper table.

And Riven, dear, you would certainly be welcome at our table. Now that our daughter's away at college, there's usually more than enough food. Just call first. Tonight, for example, we'll be in Maine celebrating Mardi Gras.

Another option is our Hanukkah open house on a Sunday afternoon in December (except we skipped last year due to the death of my mother-in-law). We invite our friends of all faiths to bring their favorite holiday desserts. I spend the afternoon in the kitchen, making latkes in two skillets. I use one food processor to grate potatoes and another to chop onions. People eat the pancakes as fast as I can make them, and all make their way to my kitchen to spend a little time kibitzing. Just let me know you want to be on the invitation list.

And of course next month comes the requisite corned beef, cooked with the usual vegetables and glazed with a bourbon sauce. We will need guests to help eat that enormous meal. I've an Irish playlist on the iPod: Irish Rovers, Clancy Brothers, etc.

I do assure you, as long as all of you keep shipping UPS, I manage to keep my weight under control. I even lost a couple pounds this week.

Come and get it before I throw it away,
S

Don't feel bad there are many of us who do not fit in the molds society puts forth. I am 57 and have known since the age of 6 that while I was born male I should have been female. The simple solution would be to transition (sure) That won't work as I'm 6'4" and weigh 300 lbs. So as a result I am living a male role but female inside. My wife is somewhere between tolerant and accepting depending on the day of the week and her mood. If I were 5'7" or less I would have transitioned even if I made a ugly woman but at 6'4" it doesn't make sense. I have been castrated and on HRT which has made living my role easier but I'd still love to live full time as a female. I guess I say all this just so you don't feel that you're the only one out here. There are more of us than "Society" will ever know.