I was going to start by saying that herpes is a fascinating virus. But then I realized that I thought the same of the cold virus... and HIV. So maybe I'm just fascinated in general by the simple complexity of any virus. Maybe it helps that I don't have the same "ooh, ick" reaction to herpes that other people do. I never learned of it as a ( Read more... )

Well, it's happening again.  I posted on this same topic (it was my only Friends-only post) back early in the year when there was still snow on the ground. Apparently I need to put more effort into resolving it.  How does a person go about getting themselves kicked from a family without causing any particular trouble?  Or, at least, less trouble ( Read more... )