HIV+ 01032000: New Year's Eve...

HIV+ 01032000: New Year's Eve...:   It's the last day of December & 2023.  It'd be nice to have a year end & me be content.  Instead, for some time I've b...

HIV+ 01032000: Less Than 1%...

HIV+ 01032000: Less Than 1%...:   According to this piece  from POZ , less than 1% of ER visits includes an HIV test.  Even though there's a push for Opt-Out HIV testin...

HIV+ 01032000: It Is A Big Thing...

HIV+ 01032000: It Is A Big Thing...:   This is going to be a short post.  This blog is about my life & living with HIV in rural Oklahoma.  I don't always post directly a...

HIV+ 01032000: Down To 3...

HIV+ 01032000: Down To 3...:   It's down to 3 full days left of 2023.  We don't have a lot planned for the remainder of the year.  It seems articles feel the sam...

HIV+ 01032000: 5, 4, 3...

HIV+ 01032000: 5, 4, 3...:   This is the last trash day of 2023.  Counting today, there are only 5 days left in the year.  This has been a nerve wracking year full of ...

HIV+ 01032000: Now Dash Away...

HIV+ 01032000: Now Dash Away...: Christmas happened.  I wish I could say I handled it well, but I didn't.  The hardness of this year's holidays snuck up on me.  It w...

HIV+ 01032000: Merry Christmas...

HIV+ 01032000: Merry Christmas...:   Christmas is here.  I think the reason A Charlie Brown Christmas  is meaningful is that many people find it so relatable.  The characters ...

HIV+ 01032000: 1st Eve...

HIV+ 01032000: 1st Eve...:   It's Christmas Eve.  Here it's dreary & supposed to rain all day.  Sad night to be in a sleigh.  After tomorrow, we just have ...

HIV+ 01032000: No Thinking...

HIV+ 01032000: No Thinking...:   I do my best not to think about things too much during the holidays.  If not, I can let myself fall into a consuming nostalgia or find mys...

HIV+ 01032000: Nearly Over...

HIV+ 01032000: Nearly Over...:   The year is winding down & it's going as it has before.  Even though I'm fairly removed from the holiday activities & chee...

HIV+ 01032000: Winter Solstice, Yule & Cats Past...

HIV+ 01032000: Winter Solstice, Yule & Cats Past...:   It's actually Winter, not just the meteorological season that starts with December.  Yule is upon us & may it be good for you &amp...

HIV+ 01032000: Did It...

HIV+ 01032000: Did It...:   We managed an outing.  That's an event for us.  We actually went to see people & were social.   It's not something we're u...

HIV+ 01032000: Outting...

HIV+ 01032000: Outting...:   This will be brief.  I need to get around.  We're going to a holiday thing & it's in the early afternoon.  I need to get clean...

HIV+ 01032000: 1 Then 2...

HIV+ 01032000: 1 Then 2...:   Tick Tock people, the clock is winding down & days are falling off calendar.  There's only a week until Christmas & then anoth...

HIV+ 01032000: Communities Lead...

HIV+ 01032000: Communities Lead...:   The theme of this years World AIDS Day , was, "Let communities lead."  I think it's great.  Some of the only people who will...

HIV+ 01032000: So This Is...

HIV+ 01032000: So This Is...:   Growing up, we're filled with a lot of other people's ideas, notions, delusions, hopes, beliefs...  Most of this focuses on how th...

HIV+ 01032000: December Drear...

HIV+ 01032000: December Drear...:   I woke to dismal skies & the probability of rain.  I know we need the rain, but I don't need the drear.  These grey skies sap ever...

HIV+ 01032000: HIV AI...

HIV+ 01032000: HIV AI...:   This piece  from HIV.gov  is about how & if the site will use generative AI .  Calling this an article would be off, it's more lik...

HIV+ 01032000: Last Of 3...

HIV+ 01032000: Last Of 3...:   We only have 3 more each of Wednesdays - Sundays.  The rest of the weekdays are down to 2.  That leaves only 3 more times taking the trash...

HIV+ 01032000: Less Than...

HIV+ 01032000: Less Than...:   Just a quick note, the clock is ticking on 2023.  There's only 13 days before Christmas & less than 3 weeks left in the year.   Ne...

HIV+ 01032000: Just Words...

HIV+ 01032000: Just Words...:   A lot of people write in bumper sticker slogans;  stop the stigma, normalize, thriving not living, close the gap, etc...  These words aren...

HIV+ 01032000: Chilly Sunday..

HIV+ 01032000: Chilly Sunday..:   The cold is creeping back in & it's fairly nippy this morning.  It is December after all.   We'll have to leave faucets drippi...

HIV+ 01032000: Not Much Saturday...

HIV+ 01032000: Not Much Saturday...:   Yesterday went mostly as planned.  The only issue was the delivery with my meds on it was late to the pharmacy.  I'll have to pick the...

HIV+ 01032000: A Rural OK Post...

HIV+ 01032000: A Rural OK Post...: I'm not sure how or if the matters in this article will affect me.  The piece is from HIV.gov  concerning Oklahoma's attempts to fi...

HIV+ 01032000: Week 1...

HIV+ 01032000: Week 1...:   We're just trying to get through December without any further screw ups or drama.  I don't have my hopes up.  We nearly made it th...

HIV+ 01032000: Angry, Embarrassed, Relieved...

HIV+ 01032000: Angry, Embarrassed, Relieved...:   The plumber finally came.  He told us the problem wasn't a hard fix & had it handled fairly quickly.  He also told us it had proba...

HIV+ 01032000: Waiy, See, Blog...

HIV+ 01032000: Waiy, See, Blog...:   We're still waiting on a plumber.  It'll be nice when this handled.  For now, we wait.  The only other thing happening here this m...

HIV+ 01032000: December Start...

HIV+ 01032000: December Start...: The 1st of the month stuff begins today.  We'll handle what we can & then go shopping.   The plumber drama is ongoing.  Maybe tomorr...

HIV+ 01032000: December Strikes...

HIV+ 01032000: December Strikes...:   December waited until day 2 before crapping out.  We have a plumbing issue & it could be fairly serious.  We can't find out more u...

HIV+ 01032000: December Starts Dark...

HIV+ 01032000: December Starts Dark...:   We did a small outing yesterday & it was dark.  The whole day looks like it was early evening.  Today looks to do the same.  This time...

HIV+ 01032000: Hello December & World AIDS Day...

HIV+ 01032000: Hello December & World AIDS Day...: It's the 36th World AIDS Day & the theme is, "Let communities lead."   The above link leads to the day's hows & w...