Monthly Archives: November 2010

Emma could not forgive her.

Posted on 11/29/2010 by

CHRIST I love Jane Austen. I’m rereading (for about the zillionth time) Emma. Last sentence of Chapter 20: Emma could not forgive her. First sentence of Chapter 21: Emma could not forgive her. In the end, of course, she does … Continue reading →

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thanksgiving – as in, giving thanks

Posted on 11/25/2010 by

I’m American. It’s Thanksgiving. Because this is a sex blog and not a broader social justice blog I’m not gonna talk about genocide or global hunger. I’m using the occasion to talk about how to make your romantic (and indeed … Continue reading →

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not getting the joke

Posted on 11/22/2010 by

I learned from Sarah Vowell that John Wilkes Booth chose a particularly hysterical line in the play “Our American Cousin” after which to shoot Abraham Lincoln. It got a reliably huge laugh that would drown out the sound of the shot. … Continue reading →

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the nerdy beauty of seminal vesicles

Posted on 11/20/2010 by

So a question arose in class about the vas defrens, which led me on a hunt that resulted in the following: Human embryos are endowed with two sets of ducts: the Wolffian which typically develop into male reproductive tracts if … Continue reading →

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this isn’t at all what i expected

Posted on 11/17/2010 by

I’ve been attempting to catalogue the questions I get asked – partly for my own reference and partly because I routinely get asked, “What’s the most common question you get asked?” Indeed I’m asked this question so regularly that I’ve … Continue reading →

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