Nature therapy

Touched some grass today

Never underestimate the power of besties and lots of giggling.

A solo mini-vacation and this FL sunset made my evening.

A text message from 1946 about my mother’s birth. From her father to his sister.

I had just cleaned the counter. They did not care.

Let’s see how open-minded BlueSky really is. Here’s a convo with Fiona Bisshop on what older folks living with #HIV should know before trying chemsex. But we covered a lot more, so if you’re curious, read on. www.thebody.com/hiv/chemsex-...

I have two more but this one is my morning coffee reading buddy.

“Ooh, you got me a warm box!”

Good morning! Not only did I get to see this beautiful sunrise, but I just got the news that I was awarded a fellowship to report a story that’s been on my mind.

Went on a night snowshoe hike and learned some poetic Native American names for the December full moon, my favorites: the long night moon (Mohican), moon of the popping trees (Oglala), the winter maker moon (Western Abenaki), and moon when the deer shed their antlers (Dakota).

Gotta love Colorado sunsets

Reading @amytan.bsky.social The Backyard Bird Chronicles and was inspired to sketch this bird I’ve never seen or noticed before while running at Jax Beach visiting my mother. (Obviously this sucks but it was fun to notice and wonder!)

I recall my audiologist specifically showing me Figure 7 from this analysis:

Took a cooking class in Lima

The ACLU is arguing that a state law cannot discriminate against people with HIV, who are protected from discrimination under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Will it work? www.thebody.com/article/new-...

So many of these HIV criminalization laws still exist. They’re anti-science, and punish people simply for having a virus. There aren’t two sides—this is wrong. www.thebody.com/article/sex-...