And what is promiscuity, anyway?

Greetings from California, where I just finished a lecture for student-athletes in San Jose, and head further south and then to Idaho the next couple of days.

A sex study in the U.K. caught my eye. It suggests that promiscuity leads to academic failure. I suppose that's possible. But what exactly is "promiscuity," anyway? To me, it's one of those empty terms, like "abstinence." Easy words to toss about in moral judgment, but without clear definition. Isn't it too easy for any of us to define promiscuity as having one more sex partner than we've had?

John Paul Stevens: 87

As we commemorate the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, let's remember the ages of some of our Supreme Court justices. John Paul Stevens is 87, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 74, Steven Breyer is 69, and David Souter is 68. In contrast, John Roberts is only 52, and Samuel Alito is 57.

For the sake of the sexual health of women (and men) in our country (and abroad), here's hoping the health of our eldest justices holds on for at least another year.

A list of (not-so) sick words

Here’s an interesting list of “sick words” – many sexual – some of which I’d argue are really not-so-sick. Is it so bad to feel a little eunoterpsia in life? Someday I’d like to read through all the links of this long list of unusual sexual practices. If you don’t think some of these are funny… hmm… perhaps you are an agelast?

No two-headed baby involved

I'm slowly emerging from my writing projects and just general downtime. I'll be back on the lecture circuit again toward the end of the month, and postings will pick up about that time, too. Meanwhile, check out this story about the annulment of a marriage of twins who were separated at birth. Interesting connections to science and politics.