A life in words
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Mount Si hike 9 Aug 2025
Finally got up on Mount Si for the season today. 3:22 for the round trip including break at the top—pretty good! Next time, without breaking a sweat? We shall see!
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Paper review: Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care
On Reddit I am, when I express my disappointment with the state of research on “gender-affirming” treatments for adolescents with gender dysphoria, at times given long lists of studies that purport to demonstrate the effectiveness of puberty blockers (PBs) and “gender-affirming” hormones (GAHs). These lists are so long that if I were to review each…
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Chudders the Great
A leader is judged not by the length of his reign but by the decisions he makes