My good buddy Bob Geise noticed a prompt from ONE Condoms over on Facebook to write a poem about condoms. Being the good poet and writer that he is, Bob channeled his frustration over a recent interview that Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas conducted with Elle...
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Poz Commemorates 30 Years of AIDS
It's been 30 years since the first published reports of what would come to be known as AIDS. And Poz Magazine has decided to commemorate this by talking with 31 (one extra to grow on!) long-term survivors... I am over the moon to still be here, having been diagnosed...
Obama Kills Osama, and Other Insights
This is the image that is flying around Facebook today on the heels of the big news that, over the weekend, Osama bin Laden was killed.Not sure who mocked this up, and I'm too lazy to search and give proper credit. But I liked it. It's rare that a Democrat...
Video From Umlaut Tribute to Bryce
Here's a few clips of a few of the moments referenced in the previous blog entry... Andy Deane, ChaCha Stowers and Conley Jones performing "Evensong" by Bella Morte Then I said a few words, shared a funny moment I had with Bryce, and told people to grab some...
Yesterday Was a Good Day
Yesterday started with a coffee date with friends, then I picked up an old pal from the airport and took him to his mom's house, where I had dinner with another childhood pal as well as my own loving mother. A vicious rainstorm broke out on the journey, which scared...
Mocha Moments & Happy Easter
Recorded this gem on Friday afternoon, even though I was pretty tired from the travel to Wisconsin. Thing is, Mocha Moments with Shawn Decker has become wildly popular, registering over 50 views in just one week since it's debut. At this rate, in 12 years time I may...
Meeting a Favorite Positoid, Losing Another…
Big thanks to the Student Global AIDS Campaign for inviting me and Gwenn to speak at the University of Wisconsin Madison this week. We spoke in the Memorial Union, in the middle of a bar... was the first time a contact said, "If you want to grab a beer before the talk...
New Vlog Series and Gwenn’s One-Year Blogiversary
Had a big World Hemophilia Day weekend with no bleeds whatsoever. I tried to get as much out of my friends as possible, with one pausing me to ask, "How many holidays does one guy get?" See, I pull similar stunts around World AIDS Day and my birthday. ...
World Hemophilia Day: New Rules by Me
Sunday, April 17, 2011. World Hemophilia Day. It's a day when we reign down gifts and love upon the greatest gift God ever gave to this world- people with bleeding disorders... or, as I call us, "thinbloods". We are undoubtedly the world's chosen people. Why? Because...
Stephen Colbert Talks Planned Parenthood
Last week in the world of politics, it was all about the threat to shutdown the government, a potentially lethal job-killing move by Republicans to get sugar-coating on some of the behind-the-scenes dealmaking that commoners like us aren't privy to. What is...