Pause Before...

 

It's a bit of a pause before the bills phase of the month starts.  We'll need to do more tomorrow, due to the 4th being this weekend.  Banks & things are supposed to be open Friday & Monday, but with this area, you never know for sure.  

This used to be a favorite holiday for me.  There was fireworks & often float trips, but for years I've drifted further & further from those days.  I feel little connection to any of the holidays these days.   Maybe, I'm just not on the list anymore. 

I hope it brings some joy to those revelling.  For me it's just another day with extra noise & smoke.  Maybe that's how it gets for a lot of people.  You're either on the bus drinking the Kool Aid or you aren't. 

Take care.

Cya...

July & Anal Cancer...

 

July is here, may it be a good month.  We need it.  It's at least sunny, so that's a start.  It's supposed to get hot.  

I found a good article today.   It concerns HIV, HPV & anal cancer.    While this cancer is still more prevalent in women, its numbers are high in men, especially those with HPV.  Men with HPV who engage sex with men are at a higher risk.  The chances grow if the person is HIV+.

The risk of anal cancer in HIV-positive men who have sex with men is now higher than the risk for cervical cancer was in women before the advent of Pap tests

Almost everyone who has ever had sex has been exposed to HPV, a large family of viruses that cause six types of cancer: anal cancer, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, penis cancer, vaginal cancer, and vulvar cancer. 

Most people have been exposed to HPV & HIV can greatly increase the chances of it developing into cancer.  There is a vaccine.  It can be given to children & up to the mid 40s.  I had already aged out by the time I heard about the vaccine or I would've got it.

HIV is hard enough.  HPV alone can be deadly.  Combine them & it could be a disaster.   If you can, get vaccinated.  They have anal pap tests like cervical paps.  It's up to you to educate yourself.  Most likely your care provider won't even think about this matter.  

Give this piece a read.  Hello July, be good.  Take care.

Cya...

Goodbye June 2026...

 

This month has been alright.  I needed some things to happen that rarely, if ever did.  Again, we're going to go from dark, humid & cooler to blazing Summer heat.  Yet  somehow, it's still overcast & muggy.  

July is almost here & I don't have much hope for the rest of this summer being better.  If it manages to be good, awesome, but I'm not banking on it.  I'm tired  of looking forward & only seeing warning signs & hazards.  

June, was OK, but not much more.  Maybe it was better for other people.  Take care.

Cya...

Lasts of June Things To Do...

 

June's nearly done.  We have some errands & shopping this morning.  It's the last grocery run of the month.  It's getting hot, the AC will be on soon.  

There wasn't much for articles this morning.  I did manage to get a hold of my specialist.  They hadn't set my telemed appointment.  The appointment used to be made before I left the current meeting.  They haven't had a consistent staff in some time.  Any way, appointment & lab dates are set.

That's all for this morning.  Take care.

Cya...

1st Half...

 

The 1st half of 2026 is wrapping up.  This wasn't a great time for me.  I've had worse, but things definitely could've been better.  I guess next week is supposed to be the year's halftime show, with all the 4th stuff.  

I remember the bicentennial.  There was so much red, white & blue; on banners, streamers, even fire hydrants.  It seemed to be a lighter, more joyful time.  76 had a lot of issues, but compared to now, it probably felt like a dream to a lot of people.  50 years later & the crapfest is raging on.  

To every group that robbed the present of what it  could've been, I really hope you end in the most gruesome manner.  There could've been unity, joy & progress.  Instead there's turmoil, hate & greed.  May those who caused that turn have nothing but a horror show for the remainder of their lives.

This could've been a really cool 4th of July.  Instead we got this dumpster fire.  

Cya...

National HIV Testing Day 2026...

 

National HIV Testing Day has rolled back around.  Here's a piece from POZ on the matter.  Normally the 1st articles I'd see would be from the CDC & HIV.Gov.  I didn't see anything from the CDC & had to go looking for this article from HIV.Gov.   

With the current administration's attitudes & actions; getting tested & being as safe as possible is more important than it has been in decades.  This government is not on your side when it comes to HIV.  Get informed, play safer & get tested.  You may be the only person trying to insure you're own health & well being.

Take care.

Cya...

Cloudy Last Friday...

 

It's a cloudy morning & the lasts of June have been here since Wednesday.  No more trash trips for June.  The weather is supposed to get hot.  Maybe it'll kill some of whatever's in the air making it hard to breathe.

I didn't find much for articles this morning.  Other than shopping, we don't have a lot.  That's good, neither of us are feeling that well.  Nighttime skunk walk-bys are making their presence known.  Some nights, the stink really gets to us.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...