was out in the hot tub for way longer than I'd expected, because it seemed the outside air was more soothing for my inflamed lungs, or maybe a coincidence, I'm starting to feel better anyway, but I still need the full dose of Albuterol every four hours, but I'm FEELING BETTER, OK ( Read more... )

2023 is my Year of the Bear,

I'm all --> this is going to be much worse than anybody expected, LOL

KWC bailed on dinner tonight, which is OK, I've got other social stuff M, W, and F.  He might reschedule for Tu or Th.  If he were a newbie I'd label him a flake but we go back 32 years, so, he can have a rain check ( Read more... )

I'm suddenly having text conversations with my nephew about philosophy, fuck,

I didn't understand it when I was younger, how some guys turned into "Bug Chasers" -- they fetishized barebacking as a way to catch HIV -- on purpose ( Read more... )

So why am I not anti-drug? I've been close to several people who I believed were suffering from drug problems -- even people who destroyed their lives with drug abuse -- yet I'm a libertarian when it comes to drug laws ( Read more... )

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