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• Diary #399

  

  Some weeks are difficult, some are easy and pleasant, and some are just…weird. Last week was one of the latter; though it ended very well, with a weekend full o... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#814)

  

  A federal war on porn would be just as winnable as the federal wars on drugs and alcohol—in other words, not winnable at all. – Peter SudermanThe Punitive... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In Memory of Laura Lee

  

  Last week, a long-time client of Laura’s asked if I’d publish this tribute to her today, the day of her funeral. And how could I not? This text was approved by... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Day Tripper

  

  As I grow older, I become increasingly I’ve become increasingly fond of longer appointments. I have also noticed that I am receiving a much larger number of... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #398

  

  The school crossing patrol at this location has been asked to stop ‘high-fiving’ and to concentrate on his core duty of ensuring highway safety. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#813)

  

  Why shouldn’t a man want sex? Why shouldn’t a man want intimacy?…Why do we view that as being abusive or predatory? – Antonia MurphyMythbustersSix years ago I... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Overdue

  

  When I was an undergrad, I came up with a model for how cultures develop over time. It was divided into four stages:Barbarism: All substance, little form. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #398

  

  Last week was dominated by the sudden death of my friend Laura Lee on Wednesday morning; Matisse and I found out Wednesday evening about 10, but we were asked... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Valentine’s Day 2018

  

  As longtime readers know, Valentine’s Day is my least favorite of holidays, and I’m not particularly fond of the typical iconography associated with it, either... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Claudia Christophe

  

  Claudia Christophe is a Chicago-based escort currently on hiatus until 2019. Nonetheless, she has returned to blogging on her own blog, The Claudia Chronicles,... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #397

  

  I don’t think there’s any kind of case law that says you can sue a penis. – Judith LonnquistThose among you who have never seen Heavy Metal may not really dig... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#812)

  

  Bills don’t evaporate when clubs shut down. – Reese PiperR.I.P. Laura Lee In the eight years I’ve been writing obituaries for people important to the... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Sex Neutral

  

  Many if not most people who oppose laws against private, consensual, sexual behavior describe themselves as “sex-positive”; I am not among them. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Managing Resources

  

  I’m really a terribly vain creature, so I love compliments and being described with adjectives like “magnificent” and “incomparable”. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#811)

  

  I believe my goldfish is having an affair with my oven mitt. – Lenore Skenazy, mocking “sex trafficking” hysteriaFollow Your Bliss The naive believe the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #397

  

  While work is always an effort, work that one loves and finds rewarding is also a source of joy and fulfillment (not to mention money). Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Not So Easy

  

  If I send away all the loose females, there will be no women left here at all. – Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, first governor of LouisianaNew... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #396

  

  Spock: Revenge, Captain? Kirk: Why not?Apparently Quentin Tarantino has pitched an idea for a new Star Trek movie that he will direct. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#810)

  

  Nothing about jackbooted cops storming into your room can be pleasant. – Tyler DawsonUnder Duress I find it mind-boggling that most people are surprised to... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Imbolc 2018

  

  The Celtic goddess Brigit, like so many other pagan deities, was turned into a Christian saint; this is a photo I took last July at one of her many shrines in... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY