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Such a fun day yesterday! Great seeing everyone especially my #SF family @slabbitch ! #PhotoToaster

Had to stop by the office today and they brought in a big crane to build a second crane for the new #SanJoaquinCounty #Courthouse. #stocktonca #209

Words with friends needs a bigger vocabulary! (Taken with instagram)

The story of my life.

“man i am so tired” stays up for 3 more hours doing absolutely nothing

Somewhere in all this fur is a real dog! I will finish #Waffles when I buy a muzzle. #WafflesAndBasil #puppylove

I love this love story! This never would have happened when I was in high school so many decades ago.

LGBTQ* Stories of High School Sweethearts You May Have Missed

Following from DailyMail (& additonal video link):

(trigger warning: language, definitions, confusion of sex and gender terms in article)

How a pageant princess and colonel’s son fell in love…

By SUZANNAH HILLS

PUBLISHED: 19:09 EST, 9 November 2012 | UPDATED: 09:39 EST, 10 November 2012

To the casual observer, this young couple look just like any other teenagers in love.

But pretty Katie Hill and her boyfriend Arin Andrews share a unique bond - they were both born as the opposite sex.

Katie, 18, spent the first 15 years of her life as Luke, son of a Marine colonel, while Arin, 16, was born a girl called Emerald who excelled at ballet dancing and won beauty contests.

Both struggled with their sexuality all through their childhoods and were teased and bullied but their lives were changed when they both began hormone therapy and later met at a trans support group in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and instantly fell in love.

Katie said: ‘All I saw was a handsome guy. We’re perfect for each other because we both had the same troubles growing up.

‘We’re both size five, so we even swap our old clothes our mum’s bought us but we hated.

‘We look so convincing as a boy and a girl, nobody even notices now. We secretly feel so good about it because it’s the way we’ve always wanted to be seen.’

Read More HERE 

When I was a kid I played soccer without my hearing aids. I really did't have a clue until my third year and my coach got so frustrated during a game that he started yelling and swearing at me. I finally got good, probably because I could hear what he was saying. I cannot imagine playing at this level and this well. I very much admire them.

As a person who relies on lip-reading more often than not, I think this is so important. Every person, hearing or deaf, should experience and appreciate the beauty and power of human connection, whether you see it, feel it, or hear it. 

If you have to work while you are in #honolulu I guess there should be greenery, waterfalls and blue sky. #hawaiiconventioncenter #ifebp #ifebp2015

This place is great! #honolulu #waikikibeach nice patio seating, lots of good tequilas and a big patio. La Cucaracha is 1 block from the beach. (at La Cucaracha Mexican Bar and Grill)

#irishcoffee time with my love on a rainy Saturday. #209 #stockton #calilife #tullimoredew (at Midgley's Public House)