HIV+ 01032000: The Shoe Drops...

HIV+ 01032000: The Shoe Drops...: This article  talks about the reaction to Gilead's announced price point on the new 1-A-Day HIV med.  Wait for it, Da da DA!!!  Strib...

HIV+ 01032000: Monsters...

HIV+ 01032000: Monsters...: You can read about it just about anywhere.  Google it & you'll find a ton articles on people for whatever reason have purposely infected o...

HIV+ 01032000: Fingers Crossed...

HIV+ 01032000: Fingers Crossed...: OK, it's Wednesday, which somehow has become hell-day for me over the past several weeks.  I'm almost afraid to write about it, I don'...

HIV+ 01032000: Morality...

HIV+ 01032000: Morality...: I've got no problems with ethics, they're a necessary part of any profession, especially in the medical field.  What I've a proble...

HIV+ 01032000: Goals...

HIV+ 01032000: Goals...: I was never very good with goals.  Yes, I made it through a Ph.D. & I got my work in on time.  That's not the same as having goals.  ...

HIV+ 01032000: Onward...

HIV+ 01032000: Onward...: With the temperature dropping, my exercise routine is coming more in line with what it was in early July.   It's taking a while ...

HIV+ 01032000: Much Better Day...

HIV+ 01032000: Much Better Day...: So far, so good today.  The weather is nice & everything seems to be sailing along just fine.  It may seem like I talk about how good/...

HIV+ 01032000: Time To Tie A Knot & Swing...

HIV+ 01032000: Time To Tie A Knot & Swing...: The last few days have not been the best in my life.  Have you ever heard the phrase, "I'm at the end of my rope & you're tugging on ...

HIV+ 01032000: Food Security...

HIV+ 01032000: Food Security...: I've seen a lot of articles lately about HIV & food security, or the lack of it.  This article deals with the effects of food insecu...

HIV+ 01032000: FUBAR.net

HIV+ 01032000: FUBAR.net: Short post today.  I'm too irritated to do much of anything due to my SNAFU internet company, Suddenlink.   They jacked around with my ser...

HIV+ 01032000: Lyme & Not the Citrus Kind...

HIV+ 01032000: Lyme & Not the Citrus Kind...: "Lyme Disease is now more common than HIV."    For those of you who don't know,  Lyme is a disease caused by parasites transmitted v...

HIV+ 01032000: Learning From Mistakes...

HIV+ 01032000: Learning From Mistakes...: This article  talks about a woman who is now trying to educate others to avoid the mistakes she made that led to her becoming +.   She had...

HIV+ 01032000: Routine...

HIV+ 01032000: Routine...: The U.S. Preventative Task Force , a national agency concerning public health, is expected to push for HIV testing to become as routine as...

HIV+ 01032000: The Stigma Project...

HIV+ 01032000: The Stigma Project...: I recently came across this page on Facebook, The Stigma Project .  As the name would imply, they are striving to undo the stigma ass...

HIV+ 01032000: Less Scattered...

HIV+ 01032000: Less Scattered...: This might not be a great post, but I'm more focused today.  Yesterday, our cable/internet company starting dicking with us again.   Sudde...

HIV+ 01032000: Something To Deal With...

HIV+ 01032000: Something To Deal With...: Things are colliding today & I need to think about them for a bit.  It always sucks when $ issues invade your train of thought.   I'm a li...

HIV+ 01032000: Appointment Done...Check...

HIV+ 01032000: Appointment Done...Check...: I had my telemedicine appointment today.  Everything went pretty much as expected.  I had 2 things confirmed today. 1st, I am affected...

HIV+ 01032000: Telemedicine Tomorrow...

HIV+ 01032000: Telemedicine Tomorrow...: Tomorrow's my next specialist appointment with the telemedicine bus.  I've got my lab results & just have to get a few other things togeth...

HIV+ 01032000: A Day Of Errands...

HIV+ 01032000: A Day Of Errands...: About forgot to post today.  This was a day of errand running & they actually turned out productive.  Most of our errand days end up being...

HIV+ 01032000: Also Starring...

HIV+ 01032000: Also Starring...: Recently I talked about a hassle with my pharmacy.  They screwed up my order, repeatedly.  Even though I had enough meds on hand, this was...

HIV+ 01032000: Weird Weather...

HIV+ 01032000: Weird Weather...: Not that I'm complaining, but August is the month of brown grass & blazing thermometers.   But my yard is needing mowed & the high for tod...

HIV+ 01032000: So Far, Pretty Good...

HIV+ 01032000: So Far, Pretty Good...: Today's been a pretty good day.  I needed one.  The weather has cooled & the house isn't sweltering.  There's been no commotion of worker...

HIV+ 01032000: OMG...WTF...REALLY....

HIV+ 01032000: OMG...WTF...REALLY....: Well, can you imagine after 15 days, my meds finally arrived.  I guess that's the OMG part.  Don't get me wrong, I'm happy they got here. ...

HIV+ 01032000: Nothing Much, Just Waiting...

HIV+ 01032000: Nothing Much, Just Waiting...: Most of the errands have been ran & the trash has been taken to the curb.  Exercise is done & the shower's been taken.  Other than cooking...

HIV+ 01032000: Complications...

HIV+ 01032000: Complications...: As I've said before, I live in a small town.  There are half a dozen pharmacies nearby.  The problem here is that none of them carry my HI...

HIV+ 01032000: If Not This, Than What...

HIV+ 01032000: If Not This, Than What...: I get the sentiment behind this idiom, but I don't entirely agree with it.  I get the idea of looking for other things to be your goal ...

HIV+ 01032000: Concessions...

HIV+ 01032000: Concessions...: I'm having to make a lot of adjustments in my life right now due to the heat.  It's not nearly as hot as last year when it was reaching 11...

HIV+ 01032000: Cutlery & Other Measures...

HIV+ 01032000: Cutlery & Other Measures...: Yesterday, my roomie sent me a link to an essay entitled, The Spoon Theory .  This was written by Christine Miserandino who suffers from L...

HIV+ 01032000: OMG.. Head Bonk Moment...

HIV+ 01032000: OMG.. Head Bonk Moment...: It's like those V-8 commercials when the person bonks their head.  I bought my roomie some Greek yogurt today & was not pleased by the pri...

HIV+ 01032000: Momentary Reprieve...

HIV+ 01032000: Momentary Reprieve...: We're supposed get pretty hot today, so I was surprised when it was my normal noonish, exercise time that we were still under 95 F.  It di...

HIV+ 01032000: Here & There... This & That...

HIV+ 01032000: Here & There... This & That...: Short post.  Too much going on today.  Had several errands in the hellish heat via the car whose air conditioner is about to give up the g...