Phil Barber

"In 1985 a Los Angeles Times nationwide poll on the emerging disease AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) revealed that over 50% of the respondents favored quarantining and also criminally charging those infected for having sex with others. Fifteen percent favored tattooing for identification. In Contact Tracer / Virus Diary former Disease Intervention Specialist Phil Barber presents a first-hand account of the AIDS crisis during the early days...

"Year of the bike is the result of a journal I planned detailing each ride I took in 2013. Scheduled to be away in a variety of ares over the year (escaping a New England winter, jobs housesitting, minding dogs, chickens, a cat and a moody parrot), it was an opportune time to blend regular rides with new ones as well as revisit (grudgingly in some cases) old ones, providing a myriad of place and terrain left uncovered in a normal year. It is a journey...