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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 10, 2011
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For those who may not have noticed I have changed and re-arranged my PAGES above. One of the main additions is the My Complete Story, which is a fairly long read. I hope those who read it find it interesting. Another page has disappeared because most of it’s content is in the new page. Other minor re-arrangements have been made too.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on September 22, 2011
Today I visited the blog of a woman many of you will know if you move in the transgendered community online, her name was Melissa and I am sad to have to refer to her in the past tense as she died on 20th August after a long struggle with cancer. I have been looking at her site for a while hoping to find some good news about her but today one of the girls has posted a notice regarding her sad departure. Melissa suffered much with her illness especially in the last few weeks but now she is free of all that pain. If you would like to leave a message here is her link http://melissasmeanderings-melissa.blogspot.com/
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on July 5, 2011
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A few days ago I received an email from Jenny who shares the responsibility of I guess monitoring and looking after the interests at T-Central. She asked if she could place a link to my humble blog in an article she wrote for the T-Central website. I had no reservations in allowing her to include a link to my blog so that is what she did. I realised that I might get some visitors from subscribers to T-Central and indeed that was the case. I hope anyone visiting my site will not be disappointed. Although I am a transitioned girl I don’t major on my past preferring to write about my everyday existence instead. For me, the past is done with and serves no useful purpose in my life now. I have posted articles regarding my journey to where I am now but they are there more for the benefit of others rather than myself. In my life I no longer talk about being transsexual because I am not, I have transitioned, I am a woman. Simple as that. I feel that life is too short to be always looking back because for me the future is far more important. I won’t say my journey in life to where I am now has been easy because it hasn’t always been so but life is full of challenges and I am happy that I have come through it all unscathed. Life is what you make of it. You do what you have to do to survive and be happy. I want to thank all those who have recently visited my blog for the first time, not because it has boosted my readership, that is just a bonus. I encourage you to comment on anything you find interesting as the mood takes you.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on June 27, 2011
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In olden times many main routes in this country, (I say routes rather than roads for there weren’t many roads as such other than those the Romans had built during their occupation of this land) were dotted along their length at various places with large stones by the wayside indicating the distance ahead to the next main town. Later, wooden signposts literally pointed in the direction of the next village or town. The stones and signposts were engraved with the mileage so that one could tell how much further one had to go and how long it might take to get there. These days of course distance is no object and almost everywhere in this land can be reached within twenty-four hours. In long times past most folk simply didn’t travel far from their homes and villages, it was too dangerous to do so. There was no real need to leave their community. Nowadays the whole world is a community. We can travel to almost anywhere that is heavily populated within that same twenty-four hours and within a couple of more days, travel anywhere on this planet! We need not leave our places of residence today much as they did long ago because today we have the Internet and can communicate with people around the globe. This blog can be read anywhere in the world with the right equipment. When I first began to write here I struggled to find something to write about but now I am able to write much more having gained the confidence and experience. Today I have reached a milestone in my adventure, writing my blog posts. Today marks the 1,000th post on this site! Indeed a milestone. Well it is for me. I hope I can continue to write and that those who read my ramblings will find some interest in my content.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 2, 2011
Did anyone take me seriously yesterday? APRIL FOOL
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 1, 2011
I have thought much about my life recently and how it is going. I am not pleased at all and I am thinking of getting out and finding something else to satisfy me. I am fed up with people putting me under so much pressure and it seems that I am always at somebody’s beck and call. I write a lot about my life and the things I am doing or have been doing. I read other people’s blogs and I am constantly answering emails and phone calls. The things I like doing I cannot find enough time to do so with that in mind I am re-organising my life and I shall be backing out of writing blog posts too. It has been fun but I must move on. Thank you for your support. Love
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on February 11, 2011
For those who might be interested I have written a brief addendum to this post below.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on November 25, 2010
I am placing this link here for your information. It lasts but a little less than thirty minutes but it could change your views on certain things. Just be open-minded is all I ask.
http://www.worldtocome.org/player.html#!Item=558775
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on January 20, 2010
If you get the chance click on the Astronomy link (under ‘picture for today’) on the right of this post. View the video (couple of minutes long) and see just how small we are in the scheme of things. It is truly fascinating!
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on January 16, 2010
It was one year ago on the 14th Jan when I started this blog, with great trepidation I might add but it has been worth it. It appears I now have a fairly regular readership and have discovered other people’s blogs as a result. I make comment regularly on a few of them too.
Recently, that is on the 3rd Jan, I tried out Blogger as a platform and have posted several things there too. As yet though I have had no responses although I know I have received quite a few visits. My posts there are very different to what I am posting here and have more of a social theme.
I enjoy blogging and hope those who visit my blogs will find something of interest.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on January 13, 2010
Hi Folks! I have just placed an INSTANT CHAT box on the left-hand-side for you to chat with me if I am online. Feel free to do so if you wish. Well it appears that for the moment chat text is not appearing on this page although it is appearing on the Meebo page in another tab. I am trying to find out why that is but I can still communicate on the Meebo page should anyone see me online and wants a chat. Why can’t things work first time? LOL
Update: I have been in touch with Meebo and they inform me that the set-up is correct and although I have the chat box on my blog page I have to use the Meebo account page to communicate. Now I will wait and see if it all works!
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on January 4, 2010
I have just been catching up on the news and saw an article about New Year revellers being trapped in a pub and not being able to return home on New Year’s Day. The pub in question, The Tan Inn is situated in the Yorkshire dales 1700 feet above sea level. The whole area is covered in snow and overnight on New Year’s Eve more snow fell leaving 7 foot drifts. The revellers were forced to stop there for three days and staff were able to provide some accommodation and meals too. The only rule was the bar remained closed until 5pm. Of all the places one could find themselves trapped I can think of few better than a pub!
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on January 2, 2010
When we log on to someone else’s blog or website what is the motivation, what are we seeking to find there? Human beings are by nature inquisitive and you might say that’s all there is to it but why any particular site specifically? When I started blogging I wondered where my first readers would come from. I knew only one or two people online who would visit. Some of them still do and to my surprise more people come and peek at my musings now. Word gets around but in reality it is the links, tags and categories which link us to other people. The Internet is good at doing this simply because it is a network of well, links. A phrase, a word in your blog is automatically compared to the same in other blogs and to the curious your blog will be found. However once we find a blog of interest to us what is it that keeps us returning? Many of the blogs I read are simple day-to-day accounts of people’s lives, just as mine is. Some blogs like to focus on special subjects which is fine if that subject is the only one of interest for you. Personally I like diversity and accordingly I try to make my own site as diverse as possible within the confines of a blog. I write my posts and hope for responses but I have also placed other information and links for interested parties. I find the day-to-day events in other people’s lives an interesting read. Those are the juicy bits for me. I love people, probably because I am one too! I take an interest in what others do. They can be an influence, an encouragement, an education and many other things but in all that I have to remember that they are real people with real lives and issues. Where I can and if it is possible I try to encourage, give advice based on my own experiences and show support for those who need it. This isn’t anything new to me, I do these things in my own life. Many people I meet online I most probably will never meet in person but I will still treat them as if they were close friends or acquaintances. It is because I am human that I make contact with others and blogging is a wonderful way to make new friends. It is also a place to make enemies if you are not careful too! I know day by day how many visitors I’ve had and apart from occasional bursts of activity I have a steady readership. I am grateful for that. I hope I will be able to return the compliment.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on December 7, 2009
The other day I was thanking all who visited my blog for making it the best day yet. Well you’ve really excelled yourselves because yesterday you doubled that best day! No doubt things will settle down now and the visits will be at a more usual rate but I want to thank you all once more for your continued support.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on December 1, 2009
So sad. I have just read an article about Solange Magnano, a former Miss Argentina model who has died at the age of just 38 after surgery to improve the shape of her buttocks. She underwent cosmetic surgery to have implants in her buttocks but an unspecified liquid injection formed clots in her brain and lungs. Evidently her surgeon was not a professional. She leaves a husband and children. So very sad………..
Shirley Anne
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