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...

A Year Since...

This is the 1st picture we took of Machen.  The pic below is the last.   He was born on 10/11/23 & came to us 1/21/23.  He lived a brief, weird life.  He wasn't an easy kitten, but he was part of ours.  On 6/25/25 he took his final trip.  This was my post about that.  

 

It's seems longer than a year.  His presence was overwhelming.   It took months to get back to a pre-Machen normal.  Maybe that's a good thing.

Little cat that never quite learned his name, you were an experience & are missed.  May your next life be a joy with people who can give your more than we could.  

Remembering you,

Cya...

PS - Please be kind to strays & ferals.  They didn't ask for that life.  People did that & only people can help reduce the numbers of in-need animals.  Whether a stray is 4 legged or 2, if you can't be kind at least don't do them any harm.

The Worst Part...

 

The worst thing I do in a day is generally the worst part of my day & that's waking up.  It's such a massively stupid thing to do.  There's no good in it.  At least not for me.  

I've been trying to do well, but I'm not succeeding.  It's another dismal day & it doesn't look like there will be much sunlight until it's blazing.  Yesterday was OK until a Windows update.  My PC was working OK until then & now the media streaming service keeps turning off.  I can fix it, but I'll have to do it every time until this corrects itself.  Maybe the next update will do it.

Sleep wasn't easy last night.  There was a lot of noise.  The air was thick & the forecast rain never came.  It was just muggy.  I woke weird this morning & I'm achy & groggy.

In all seriousness, screw mornings, waking & crappy overcast skies.   I could've just never woke up & never known any of this.  But I had to wake up.

Cya...

Chance of Meh...

 

Even though rainfall averages have been passed, the weather feels the need for more storms.  There's chances for them all day.  The skies will be dark & there may be thunder, but there's not supposed to be much rain, just a lot of meh.

A lot of articles for months now have been about a single topic, funding.  The US's $ stunt has jeopardized the entire world's fight against HIV.  I hope the rest of the world figures out a way to operate completely  independent of US cash.   Maybe then, this country could be treated like it should be & left in a corner like a bad child.  For the sake of egos, wealth & politics, this administration is willing to let the world burn.  To hell with every MAGA, orange asshat & conservative. 

Cya...

Wet Start...

 

It dumped more rain last night, over half an inch.   It will start getting hot soon & with all this moisture, it isn't going to be fun.  I'm really trying to be present & enjoy the sun, but there's been so little of it.  By the time it's here, everything will be sweltering.  

We have shopping & errands to handle.  That should be it unless something comes up.  Here's hoping this is a good Summer.   Take care.

Cya...

Summer Is Here...

 

The Summer Solstice is here.  It's going to start getting hot, if these clouds ever leave.  I'd much rather it be a bit hotter & drier, than cooler & humid.  It's the last third of June.  The weather forecast keep bouncing between sunny & hot or thunderstorms & sticky. 

Hotter weather will mean using more electricity for the AC.  It could also mean the grass starts getting mowed less & some of the bugs die back a bit.  I'm trying to have a decent Summer.  I've got a feeling this I'm not going handle this Fall well.   I really wish I could just stop at the beginning of September & not wake until March was nearly over.   I find the time in between not worth it all.

Welcome Summer, let it be a good season.

Cya...