#reaffirming

Read a wonderful graphic novel today called The Backstagers and there was a transboy main character named Beckett. Before the comic actually addressed this in narrative, this image came up and I realized immediately what was going on. He is wearing a binder!

[Mise en scene: Beside some spring in the Missouri Ozarks where Lippy the Lion and his somewhat myopic hyaenal companion, Hardy Har-Har, are practicing some freediving moves.]

LIPPY THE LION, with the usual exuberance in circumstances such as this: Hardy, my boy, what time is it?

HARDY HAR-HAR, ever the myopic one: Oh dear ... oh my ... it's probably time for that underwater bonding exercise where we make love through the thighs to remind us of our friendship!

LIPPY THE LION: However did you guess, Hardy?

HARDY HAR-HAR: I was beginning to recognise it had been awhile since we had the thigh sex display.

LIPPY THE LION: And make no mistake--such actually feels rather GOOD when it's done underwater! So dive in with me, Hardy!

Staying in Tune — Renaissance Life

“Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded.”Jimi Hendrix I started playing guitar in middle school. “Playing” is a generous way to put it. I owned a guitar and would mess around. I picked up a few things from a friend and my grandfather. But I was just a guy who owned a cheap guitar. I even took a lesson… once. Maybe…

TOKYO | Japan, India leaders build ties amid trade, security worries

TOKYO — The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived Saturday, is meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a resort area near Mount Fuji on Sunday. Modi is also visiting a nearby plant of major Japanese robot maker Fanuc.

Relations with China are a major issue shared by Modi…