I’m concerned for A.  She found out this week that she has osteoporosis, meaning that her bones are disintegrating as we speak.  It’s a severe case, and she’s most definitely on the young side for this to be happening.  Even more troublesome is that there’s not much there to begin with -- as she put it, she’s got bird bones, and is hands down one ( Read more... )

Just a little while ago, Kiddo #1 was reading the Where Did I Come From? book to her four and half year old little brother.  Handy of her to take care of the "sex talk" for us...  Anyway, the two of them were chatting about "the white stuff" that comes out of the man's penis.  Kiddo #2 turned to his father and asked, "Daddy, when will the white ( Read more... )

This weekend I’ve been thinking about ejaculation, or about coming, or more specifically about male sexuality and my own ignorance. This line of thought emerged from my reading of a rather old essay by Michael Ventura, entitled Three Erections (a PDF can be downloaded by following the link). It is well-worth reading in its entirety, but here’s the ( Read more... )

Rather a PG-13 post about my X-rated evening. Movie night tonight was pornography, pulled apart, reconstructed, reconstituted, confessional, simulated and straight-ahead sex of all varieties. Or, as the DVD's notes put it: "a shimmering fantasia of celluloid sensuality for the pleasure of our largest sex organ - the brain." I'm still working my way ( Read more... )

Via the always wonderful
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I’ve promised myself that this is the academic year that I’m present and engaged with my teaching. To be fair, I’m generally more or less engaged. However, dealing with the mama-ing aspects of life with two little kiddos, the relationship stuff, and the general tiredness that accompanies both and all, have meant that I’m often just scraping through ( Read more... )

More today on bodies, curves, and vintage erotica...

Driving to campus earlier I heard a radio interview with Rebecca Solnit, who is a writer, activist, cultural historian. She was speaking about her new book of essays - Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics. One of the things that I love about Solnit, apart from the sheer beauty ( Read more... )