When the mood strikes, I like to get in on the Person of the Year honors the same way that Time Magazine does. In the past, honorees have included Steve Carrell (2001) and last year's upset kid of 2008, Mike the Miz from the world of professional wrestling. But this...
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Merry Christmas To You
Merry Christmas! Just a little blog from me wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday. Lots of love from this positoid (and his favorite negatoid) to you.Positively Yours,Shawn Shawn on: ShawnandGwenn.com Shawn's Poz...
December 2-5: Ramapo, Central Florida and VA Tech
December 2-5: After factoring up and getting some rest, I was ready to roll for the rest of the week. Our first stop was Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey. They have an incredible Women's Center on campus, and we met most of the staff who keep...
An Unforgettable World AIDS Day
December 1, 2009: Waking up at home on World AIDS Day was strange- it's the first time that's happened since Gwenn and I started speaking as a couple... last time was in 1999, if I'm not mistaken. I wasn't quite sure if I was out of the bleeding woods, so I...
Happy Holidays from Shawn and Gwenn
I interrupt the regularly scheduled AIDS Week programming to wish you all a very happy and healthy holiday season, from the bottom of my thinblooded heart and monkey-footed pajamas.Positively Yours,Shawn Shawn on: ShawnandGwenn.com Shawn's...
World AIDS Week 2009: World AIDS Day Eve
Monday November 30: World AIDS Day Eve in Jacksonville, FLDespite the lack of sleep, I woke up feeling alright, though I warned Gwenn that she may have to carry me for the day's work, which is the best thing about being a tandem. If one of us is off, the other...
World AIDS Week 2009: One Week Ago…
The blog has been dormant, but for the past week things have been pretty hectic. And since I'm going to be lounging around the next four or five days recovering, I figured it would be fun to do what I didn't have the time or energy to do one week ago... which...
World AIDS Day 2009: What To Do?
World AIDS Day is upon us once again. This Tuesday will mark the 23rd year of its observance. For the last ten years I've traveled with Gwenn to educate about HIV/AIDS- this is by far the busiest time of the year for us.So, I'm going out to talk about how...
Carson Raymond Foundation
Gwenn and I watch a lot of poker on TV, usually before we go to bed. It's oddly hypnotizing- the sound of the chips, the chatter at the table, Ali Nejad's wonderful Poker After Dark commentary. I also enjoy playing Texas Hold 'Em... my gambling...
(b)Lab Results and Killer Books
A couple of weeks ago I went in for my every-four month labs to see what's cookin' with my pet virus. Good news: my t-cells are 511 (28%) and the viral load was less than 48 copies, which is near nothing. That's pretty much the same as they were in June,...