BluegrassCardinal

HIV was a certain death sentence until around the mid 90’s when protease inhibitors were prescribed to treat HIV infection.
HIV positive patients inevitably developed full blown AIDS, and it was a horrific way to die- Kaposi’s sarcoma, pneumonias, and a variety of other opportunistic infections would kill them. By the late 80’s most cities had hospices where gay men would basically come and die. Despite what anyone thinks it was a brutal and inhumane way to die- isolated by a disease that everyone feared and family that sometimes would cut off contact.

I’ll also say it wasn’t just a fear among gay men. People were getting infected by contaminated blood transfusions and IV drug use. There were also unfounded theories that it could be transmitted by mosquito bites and casual contact. Fortunately that was disproven.

I found out, through doing research on my family, that one of dad’s cousins died of AIDS. Never knew it, it was some sort of family secret. This past summer my wife and I found his grave in Lexington Cemetery. I mention this because I consider the AIDS crisis a sad period of US history. As I mentioned earlier, nobody deserves to die like that.

Bengals are mid, I’ve accepted fact. No running game, Zac Taylor is just average, Joe is not clutch, linebackers stink.

It is what it is as they say. I pull for Louisville and the Bengals. I’m getting used to disappointment.

We already had Ginger vs Mary Ann as a thread.

Hilly for me. Kelly LeBrock isn’t in play here.

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Suffice it to say though, there’s no blue belly in my tree

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Other than my great x2 grandad on my maternal g-father side, the rest of my ancestors fought for the CSA. My grandfathers side have lived in Nelson and LaRue county KY since the early 1800’s. They were pro-Union. I have found writings that this side of my family knew the Lincoln family and had business (land) dealings with them. My grandad, Buell, was named after Union General Don Buell.

The rest, as I mentioned, were Rebels. My grandmother’s side were all farmers in northern Alabama, and along the TN state line.

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A Will left by a distant grandfather in the 1700-1800's. In it he leaves designated slaves (by name) to his children

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That’s fascinating! Do you think you’ll pass it on to your family as you get older, or donate to a museum?

Researching my family tree I found I had quite a few relatives in the war.

My closest grandfather was my great X2 grandfather, whom fought for the Union in the 37th KY. He was injured in Saltville, VA. I had a great x3 grandad whom fought for the CSA in the 4th Alabama cavalry. Another ancestor on dad’s side fought for the CSA in a Georgia unit.

How far back do you go until you find a relative that served?

Who cares? I'm sure the Laura Loomers of the world will act like this is a big deal. Maybe someone will "leak" the pedos that are in the Epstein Files.

I was hoping he would resist.

Now his ghetto arse will be on death row in Eddyville for years.

Good ole overrated Jeff Brohm. Taken to the woodshed by a bunch of pussies from Wake Forest.

Because Zelensky is a smug pos.