Shorts

The Houston Chronicle ran a story today about a transwoman getting out of New Orleans who was later arrested for taking a shower (in what authorities deemed the 'wrong' shower). Help has already arrived, in more ways than one. She's now in a hotel, with her family, and is learning more about gender politics. The part I found sad was that although she'd already been living as a she for almost a year, in the last week or so this is the first time she's learned that she's trans, not gay.

Menino has made September 17th this year Curious George Day in Boston. I never knew that Fifi almost didn't make it out of Nazi Europe, to be renamed Curious George.

The era of the 10-digit ISBN is ending; the era of the 13-digit ISBN dawns.

Much thunder and lightning, noticeable even in my window-less cube. I wish I'd remembered my rain hat. And to close the porch door.

ETA The hot-tub and massage place did open in Inman (I'd heard advance rumors).

Plans for Shabbat food

Current thoughts, anyway. ( Read more... )

Man bites dog (hit and run)

I was at a T-shaped junction (Inman and Mass Ave.), sitting at a red light, a couple of cars back. The light changed, I went forward, ready for the quick left-then-right. As I angled for the right, a bicyclist came by my window, on the traffic side, angling from the one-way (the other way) street, crossing a major street as traffic turned. Surprising that someone would be that stupid, but alas, there is much bike stupidity about. The car ahead of me stopped for pedestrians in the crosswalk, so I did too, easily despite the wet streets, because I hadn't gotten up much speed. I heard a *thump*, had a "what the...?" reaction, and realized it must've been the bicyclist hitting my now-stationary car. The bicyclist, of course, didn't stop.

I checked, and the car does have new bruises on it, on the rear bumper and an area that may be the side, or the edge of the bumper.