Others have been doing this, so I thought it would be interesting to do the same.

Then:

1.) I liked girls and women, but also liked what they wore.

2.) I loved science and science fiction.

3.) I launched model rockets and even started a model rocket club.

4.) I was very mechanically inclined and loved building things with wood, plastics, metal and various moving parts.

5.) I was a wimp. I didn’t play sports except Little League, because I had good hand/eye coordination when batting.

6.) With my friends, I was the follower. No one would listen to my suggestions or my opinions.

7.) I was a mediocre Navy person and employee, doing the least I needed to do to get by.

8.) I loved wearing dresses whenever I could, and for as long as I could.

9.) I did not care about causes or what happened in our country politically.

10.) When making love as a man, it was too short and I wasn’t very thrilled with what my part was in the “process.”

(The first picture is me at age 8 and the second picture was when my captain gave me my Dolphins, April 1974.)

(Break)

Now:

1.) I still like women, but I’m more interested in their intelligence then what they wear, and I have to go to different places to meet them.

2.) I still love science and science fiction, and I have written science fiction and have had some of my work published.

3.) I still launch model rockets occasionally and I’m a member of a local model rocket club.

4.) Not only do I still love building things with my hands, but I have a nice workshop to work in. This means I’m now considered “butch.”

5.) I still have good hand/eye coordination, especially when I play pool. But, I’m not so much a wimp any longer.

6.) I’m not the follower any longer, but people still don’t listen to my suggestions or opinions. Well, some do.

7.) I’m a much better employee because many things have made me see the value of having good integrity.

8.) I stay away from wearing dresses as much as I can, dressing casual most of the time.

9.) I am totally interested in all aspects of our country, politics and issues, and have helped to shape these issues whenever possible.

10.) While making love as a woman, the time is longer, more passionate and more satisfying for the both of us.