I'm Not Dead

Contrary to what my sparse updates would suggest, I am not dead.

Rather, other priorities have taken center stage in my life. I wish I could say with confidence that this is temporary, but I fear things are likely to stay as they are.

The good news is that the things distracting me are joyful and positive. The wedding has been set for March 18th, and invitations went out Wednesday. Also, everything is on track for our Peace Corps application, and if things go as planned we'll be finding out in about a month what region we'll be sent to. Also classes are going well, but this semester is going to require an extra bit of effort. Meanwhile I'm staying active in campus organizations.

So while the fight continues, I'm afraid I'm going to have to leave AIDS Combat Zone in an indefinate state of suspended animation. As always, the links in my sidebar provide excellent access to HIV/AIDS news and resources, and I recommend checking them out in my absence.

Also, if you get the chance, check out Donkey's prostitution blog. In it he tells candid stories about visiting and talking to prostitutes, and he explores the good and bad sides of the sex trade, including the dark world of human trafficking.

Until next time,
-Brad

Bogus cures plague mainstream African churches

The online edition of today's Guardian newspaper has a sad report on Christian churches in Nigeria touting HIV/AIDS cures. The situation is growing desperate in Nigeria, which has the 3rd highest population of HIV positive adults, and the single highest population of HIV positive children.

In another outrageous story, Misty Media Sex Blog points us to news reports that Albertson's supermarkets have pulled Seventeen magazine from its shelves because it featured a medical diagram of the vagina. We can't have teenage girls knowing anything about their anatomy, after all.

Sorry for the long absence. More updates will follow.