off the road

   The past few days have been intensely draining. Yesterday started out with getting run off the highway by a speeding landscaper. It's like 7:15am and I'm on my way to work, and this red truck swings over from the far left lane. He seemed to be moving into the middle lane, but then he continued to move over into my lane. I had to swerve off the road and slam on my brakes to avoid being hit. My bag that was in the front seat emptied itself onto my dashboard as I laid on the horn. Nice way to start the day. After work I spent the entire rest of the day being the Chair and a friend to someone who needed one.
   Today I spent my entire day volunteering for an event that the Center sponsored. It was a fine art show, and it took a number of people all working together to pull it off. It was a ton of work, but it was also extremely sucessful. The sad part of it was when a friend took me aside to confide that he just discovered last week that he's HIV+. All I could do was listen and offer my support. I have friends who are HIV+, but finding out that another one is just tears my heart out.
   Too often we forget that HIV is still out there, and we need to protect each other. Be safe my friends...