First of all, Happy Easter. It's been a long weekend, shrouded in controversy. Today, I spoke to the only person who could make sense of all of this: The Easter Bunny. ME: Hey Bunny, let me start by... EASTER RABBIT: Easter Rabbit.ME: Oh, sorry. EASTER RABBIT: No...
Entertainment & Pop Culture
Banned By Vote For The Worst. Their Response.
4-7-07 UPDATE: Today, Dave of Vote For The Worst responded to the outpouring of support on this blog . I have been unbanned from the Worst, but whether I can recover from the initial shock of being banned is another story for another blog entry. Dave and I...
American Idol and Redefining AIDS
The term "AIDS" confuses people. In layman's terms, it used to mean someone with HIV who was sick and near death. Of course, that still rings true today, I just get tired of explaining the history of the word and that, yes, I do have an AIDS diagnosis and, no, I'm not...
Miss America Top Ten Predictions
A chapter in my book is dedicated to pageants and, in particular, Gwenn's quest to become Miss Virginia in 1999. Back then I was stunned by the world in which I'd been thrust. Not since my diagnosis of HIV twelve years prior had I entered such a strange and...
Hardball With Shawn Decker
Last night I watched Chris Matthews, of Hardball fame, as he watched an array of 20-somethings parade around in swimsuits.... mere feet from where the political junkie was sitting. It wasn't a drunken, social misstep. Chris wasn't joining the partying ranks of the...
The Bed In Complete
Friday was World AIDS Day, and Gwenn (my wife partner) and I commemorated the event by having a Bed In in the Kenneth Cole window at Grand Central. The night before we spoke twice in New Jersey, and earlier in the week we went to North Carolina and Texas, answering...
Thankstaking
I am unapologetically taking this Thanksgiving: I'm going to eat three turkeys and consume my own weight in mashed potatoes, and I'll probably wash it all down with a bottle of white wine because I'm a wuss and I don't like red. But most importantly, I'm giving thanks...
Election Night Results & This Week
Election night results: The Democrats have taken the House, the Senate, and the President's starfish! I'm a little late, but this is hardly a political blog. I just hope the Dems can handle the influx of power. They've hit puberty, they've been given a driver's...
This Is Me
The following video was made for an MTV Program called "ThinkHIV: This Is Me". It didn't make the show, so I'm using it– with additional edits, consider this the Director's Cut– on my web sites... enjoy!
Letter to Cold’s Gym
I've officially cancelled my membership to Cold's Gym. To do so, you have to write a letter and send it by certified mail. This is what I sent: August 16, 2006 Dear Gold’s Gym, I am formally requesting via certified mail that my membership be cancelled. Though your...