Fighting, Curing HIV and AIDs

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases in the U.S., said the procedure was too costly and too dangerous to employ as a firstline cure. But he said it could inspire researchers to pursue gene therapy as a means to block or suppress HIV.

The complete article is here.

Will this be available on all networks?

God on Trial?

Are we terrorists?

Is this legal?

Vulgarity and all

This sums up my feelings.

Another Author Fallen

Tony Hillerman, who wrote more than a bookshelf worth of mysteries died.

RIP in the Navaho.

I want to be Vice President...

The Washington Post's video cartoon

Hilarious: Get the Voter Campaign

How will this play in Peoria?

The Acorn at my doorstep

Salon talks about the recent controversy stirred by Senator McCain about voter fraud. Who is the real fraud?

An Important vote for Justice

It appears that a return to Justice is in the wind as some try to turn the tides to the dark side.

Female Clinton Supporters may say no to McCain-Palin

One NH resident,Carol Kunz, a 42-year-old attorney from Manchester, said, "To compare the two women is insulting to women everywhere."

And whether I live in NH or PA, I couldn't imagine voting for the Republican ticket in today's times and hope that more voters in New Hampshire feel the way those quoted in this piece suggest.

Milan Kundera Accused

It appears that with more intent than fact accusations can be made, publicized and taken as literal. Defending oneself is difficult in these situations and more so for the likes of Kundera.

Memory and Cycles

Now this article comes at the precise moment I've been concerned with my own short-term memory.

An endearing story

A wistful, romantic story true or false.

Thoughtful Article in Newsweek

Still coming out strong, Newsweek reports the sad story of why Senator McCain may have selected Gov. Palin as his running mate.

McCain says the surge is working

Then why are we seeing suicide bombers in Iraq.

Searching for what makes sense

I've taken out much of my artwork, sorted some of it, and trying to organise not only the mounds of collages, loose papers and completed projects, but more importantly my thoughts.

I've signed up for a refresher and/or entry level framing workshop on Saturday coming, 27 September in Livingston Manor in the hope that if I do go on with my collages I can also frame them myself--flat, or with a mat.

It's not as if I am keeping count

Another fallen at 68, mystery writer Crumley. Eleven books under his belt, I only heard today that he died as I was driving home from Honesdale.

Rest in peace.

In a world where trees matter

This editorial caught my eye this morning in the Boston Globe, and it underscores once more why I'd prefer living in Vermont.

Panajchel

D called from Panajchel tonight and we had a long, wonderful talk.

It made Guatemala more real and a greater possibility as the conversation went on. She says Panajchel is affordable, less expensive than when we lived in Taos, mild in Winter (January-March) and pleasant to visit.

I am going to start a Guatemala fund on Monday and see if I can build it up enough to make a two month sojourn.

The container search

Sometime yesterday I started to seriously sort through the plastic bins down cellar, the very bins I bought to protect my paper, artwork and collage material from the humidity. I brought up to the living room two of the many and have created quite a few piles, separating the

• tarot cards
• finished art work
• unfinished art work
• collage material

It looks as if I am missing several of the 22 tarot cards I produced in the Temple exchange and that I don't have the original artwork.

Also it appears I may be farther along with the Holocaust series than I remembered as I found quite a few in progress, and also the collage material for others.

In addition to the 8x10 collages I could add the Dark Materials piece, and a piece of art I must have done for a collaborative project that I am quite fond of that depicts Naxism in the 30s.

A fairly good beginning effort to re-enter the world of visual art.