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This is a map of the world, with each country re-sized to reflect the number of AIDS-related deaths.



Check-out other such maps at WorldMapper.org. They have an interesting collection of all kinds of data... including morphed maps reflecting data on population, wealth, education, health and more.

UPDATE: Some other map highlights: Net-Out Tourism, Net Immigration, Internet Users, Right to vote.

AIDS Walk
I don't like asking for money, but I'm making an exception... this is a great cause. A bunch of friends and I will be marching in the 2008 San Diego AIDS Walk. If you'd like to donate, you can do so online here.

Spring Awakening
We may have a few tickets available for Spring Awakening, showing here in San Diego on Friday, August 22nd. If you're interested, please e-mail me ASAP.

Black's Beach
If you'll be in the San Diego area on Saturday, August 23rd, consider joining us for a day at the famous Black's Beach.

This weekend: Picnic, Yank!, The Hole
If you'll be in the San Diego area this weekend, consider joining us for a little picnic, Yank! or The Hole. Details here.

One last time... please consider donating to a worthy cause, the AIDS Walk 2007.  You can pay online, and I understand the donation is tax-deductible.

Hey, I found this little quote from Lynda Carter online:

"I think that arguments against gay marriage are just ridiculous! Who cares? People want to get married for the same reason I wanted to get married. They want to do it in front of their friends and family. They want it to be a legally binding thing. They want to have that commitment. The idea that there's some moral issue about it is so ridiculous."

--Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter writing in Instinct magazine, May issue.

I am in complete and reverent awe.

Read about it as it happens:
http://aidslifecycle.typepad.com/alc5gary/

Send a note of support to the riders as they're riding:
http://experience.aidslifecycle.org/2006/support/
Rider numbers:
Gary 6902
James 6013

Donate... it's not too late:
http://www.aidslifecycle.org/6902