Posted on Aug 09, 2007 - 12:40am by John P. in Health & Fitness, News
Ok, I know what you’re thinking. The answer to this question is soo obvious… But you’d be wrong!
A paper published to the Web in July 2007 by two University of Texas psychologists, Cindy M. Meston and David M. Buss, entitled Why Humans Have Sex lists 237 distinct reasons! And they run the whole gamut of human emotions ranging from altruistic (‘‘I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself’’) to vengeful (‘‘I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me”).
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Posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 12:21am by John P. in Health & Fitness, Philosophy, Thoughts
First of all, NO… my blog is not digressing into another porn site! Actually it’s sad, but I really debated about reporting this because nudity is involved. But I decided that it was for the common good and that the vast majority of my readers would probably appreciate the link…
The popular women’s magazine Jane has launched a Breast Health Guide, and a related Boob Blog called Show Us Yours!
The blog encourages regular women to send in a photo of their own breasts and a description about what they like about them. A LOT of women have taken up the challenge and they range from small to very, very large, and also including brave women with mastectomys, the site proves that boobs come in all shapes and sizes and that the most important thing is not what they look like, but that you are loved for who you are.
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Don’t shoot the messenger ladies! Annanova reports:
Sexual orientation ‘affects map reading skills’
Straight men are best at map reading and heterosexual women worst, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Warwick say sexual orientation, as well as gender, affects navigation skills, reports the Daily Telegraph. They claim straight men perform better at map reading than gay men who in turn perform better than lesbians, who in turn do better than straight women.
I almost hate to give this guy any press whatsoever, but given the fact that I’m using him as an example of an unbelievable Bigot I guess I’ll make an exception.
The man is Paul Weyrich, a 61 year old, self aggrandizing, conservative popularity contest winner and University of Wisconsin dropout.
The folks at National Public Radio (NPR) must have been having a slow day because they invited him to appear on All Things Considered on October 4, 2006. Within 20 seconds Mr. Weyrich made himself sound like a complete Bigot (and moron if you ask me).
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