It's hard to believe it's August 1. Where does the time go to? We had a nice day yesterday at Jones Pond, a gay campground about 20 miles from where we live. Jim performed a wedding for two of the guys who have a trailer there. It was a nice ceremony and Jim used some of his shtick which included verbal participation from the audience. It was my first time there and everyone was really nice and the campground itself was pretty, relaxing, and clean. It is a clothing optional (in certain areas) camp and maybe one day I'll be comfortable enough with my own body to walk around au naturel.

Jaw dropper of the day: I wrote a couple of months ago on a procedure hospitals are using to eat away bacteria and infectious parts of the body; the use of maggots is helping get rid of infection in some cases. A woman in Bay City, Michigan, diagnosed with diabetes lost her left leg because of the disease and she also has wounds that develop on her right foot as a result of putting pressure on it. On July 6, doctors put maggots on the foot of Barbara Enser, each maggot about 2 millimeters in size. Then the wound was covered with foam, tape, and a gauze bandage. Two days later, on July 8, the maggots had swollen to about 4 millimeters and were eating away at the infection. The maggots apparently only eat infected tissue and leave healthy skin alone. They also leave an enzyme on the skin that promotes healing. When the bandages were removed on July 10, the swelling in the foot was gone, where there had been infected tissue now had healthy tissue and the maggots were removed by the use of tweezers. The skin is then rinsed with a saline solution and any remaining dead skin is cut away. How funky indeed!!!! As long as it works, but hey, no squirming.

Enjoy your day,

paul