Would Ilike another transgender lady to talk with about transitions? I saidyes. He then horrified me for a moment by telling me his cousin I knewas To...y is Delilah. I knew that sometimes Eric did not know boundariesbut never thought he would out someone.He quickly told me that his cousin was open about being a transgenderlady but it still did not feel right. That was until he talked abouthow active she was in the transgender community. How she has beenhelping ladies like us all the time. Eric. He is also a well-recognized poet in his own circle of friends.Whether or not you are a country music fan, these are truly the words of a deep thinker.So simple, yet so profound! Read the words of wisdom from that famous philosopher, Willie Nelson, iconic country and western singer, on his 80th birthday below his esteemed portrait. Only a man with such wisdom and maturity could be so concise and succinct in phrasing his feelings at this turning point in his life."I've outlived my dick."A Poem -. Claire, it turns out, was as scared as I. A 44 year age difference after all, does give one cause for caution.Naturally enough it began over breakfast. We had both completed our laps of the pool in better than average time and we felt truly proud of ourselves. We even high-fived when I left her at her door and continued on to my place. When I came back for breakfast I had changed into a pair of white tennis shorts and a matching polo shirt. I was still pumped up after our swim.Claire, I noticed. And the closest parochial schools were either too expensiveor aligned with a religious group they didn't belong to. They wereneither Catholic nor Fundamentalist Protestant So back to good old MMS itwas.Mrs. Morrison had already taken her to the school board office, andexplained the situation. Luckily, they were familiar with the phenomenon,as it had been all over the news for a week. As a matter of fact, a verypopular junior cheerleader from the high school on the other side of townhad been.