The Weather....

 

In a little over a week, there's been a nearly 50° temperature swing, astounding pollen levels, storms, winds, hail & over 3.5" of rain.  This hasn't been an easy mid-month.  Most of it's cooler than normal, hazy & humid.  It's making pulling out of SAD very difficult.  The rain's needed, the rest of it was just crap.  Dark mornings, weird light & storm tension have left me a little rattled.  It'd be nice just to have bright, nothing days.  

I did see some articles that looked interesting.  Paywalls blocked them both.  Maybe I'll see the topic somewhere else soon.  I know these people need to get paid & that I'm always low on funds.  But, I doubt very many people could pay for all these paywalls even if they wanted to.  Who cares if they've got great information if no one ever sees it?

Cya...

More Storms...

 

It dumped over 2" on us yesterday in a mix of hard rain, wind & hail.   It was dark & loud.  When it passed, the sky stayed yellow until sunset.   We have chances for more heavy rain storms tonight.  The monthly rainfall averages have been met.

It's April & sometime during this month is our cat, Millie's birthday.  She turned 10 this year.  Not a kitten anymore.  Happy Birthday little boop cat.

Take care.

Cya...

It Was A Dark & Stormy...

 

Not a great morning for waking.  It's dark & has been storming for a bit.  Our area can't just do rain showers anymore, it's always got to be storms.  This has been loud & dark.  I have to go shopping in a bit.  That won't be fun.  

We're getting to the end of April & it hasn't been a great Spring.  There's still a lot going on that we have no real idea about.  Hard to make a plan without any solid info.  

Other than going shopping, there shouldn't be much going on today.  That's it for now.

Take care.

Cya...

Hard To Wake...

 

I've slept better the last couple of nights.  However,  the actual up waking wasn't so great.  It's been dark, overcast & threatening storms.  This is making for some rough mornings getting started.  It dampens the whole day.  

My roomie had an appointment yesterday.  It shouldn't have been any big deal, but sometimes driving to Fort Smith can be a hassle.  The last 2 times over have been.  It can take up any way from 30 minutes to an hour.  It all depends on traffic, drivers, weather & other uncontrollables.   It can be a very easy trip or absolute nuisance.

With these mornings & yesterday's outing, I'm a bit tired.  At least there's nothing really happening today.  That's needed for both of us.

Take care.

Cya...

New Merck Med...

 

Merck has a new drug med coming this May.  IDVYNSO is a combination of doravirine & islatravir.  It is not recommended for people currently on some meds, such as lamivudine.   It could lower the med's effectiveness & cause possible toxicity.  It's unclear how long a person would have to off lamivudine before they could start this.  This is the only non-INSTI 2 drug med without tenofovir given orally currently available.  

This could be a great new option for people.  These are newer meds comprising a new combo.  Islatravir is the only med in a new category of NRTTIs.  This a significant step.  

Give this piece a read.

Take care.

Cya...

Midweek Schedule Change...

 

My roomie has an appointment tomorrow, so we're handling something today instead.  It's not a big deal & at least the appointment isn't early in the morning.  

It's a nice morning, still a bit cooler though.  There's likely to be more rain as the month ends.  We've met our monthly rainfall average & then some.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya..

Aging...

 

While I've never read a anything solely devoted to the idea of HIV & premature aging, I've seen parts of other works reference the concept.  The research says it could be by as much as a decade.   Some think it's due to inflammation, others, just ware & tear of the immune system.   This piece addresses that.  It also states that treatment can lessen or even reverse the aging effects of HIV.

Give the piece a read.  I don't find many articles these days.  Take care.

Cya...