Ok…I read this article today that stated a recent American study showed circumcision amongst gay men does NOT protect against HIV infection. This study apparently goes against a study performed in Africa which showed that circumcised heterosexual men are less likely to contract HIV compared to uncircumcised heterosexual men.
I do not understand how one study has anything to do with the other. One study pertains to heterosexual men and the other pertains to homosexual men. Why would anyone think that circumcision protects against any disease? The
A little snip here does not protect against HIV there!
American study followed 4,900 men that had ANAL SEX WITH AN HIV INFECTED partner! WTF? Who the hell in the right mind would knowingly have anal sex with an HIV infected partner? Did they test these people for mental illness? People are certainly crazy. I would rather these people roll the dice and have anal sex with complete strangers. We all know that there are sluts (yes I am referring to male sluts) that would give it up on the first date or as urban legend would have it, the secret sex romps by complete strangers at the highway rest areas (just ask our former Governer (NJ) about those). Maybe the receipient of the anal sex has a disease and maybe he doesn’t! That’s better odds to any gambling man.
I shouldt be in charge of more things in life. We would all be much better off. I would never WASTE money on a study like this. What I would do it this:
Buy 4,900 latex medical exam gloves
Place glove on my right hand
Punch study participant #1 in the head
Remove glove
Place NEW glove on my right hand
Bend down and punch study participant #2 in the head
Repeat steps 1-6 until all have been punched in the head
Total cost of my study $343.00 (49 boxes of gloves (100 per box) at $7/box)
It’s funny how when I tell my son that I used to like something as a kid that he wants to immediately be a part of it. I told him a few months ago about Star Wars and now he watches at least one Star Wars movie every few days! He knows more about Star Wars then I ever did. He has coloring books, pajamas, bed sheets, sticker books, underwear, action figures, space ships and more that I am sure I just cannot recall at the moment.
I am glad he likes Star Wars! I was worried for a bit that he might want to watch the Wiggles or something like that.
Most people know Bob Dylan, a living music legend (I particularly do not like his music, except Jimi Hendrix’ remake of “Along the Watchtower”) and Woodstock Performer. Well apparently a Long Branch NJ police officer didn’t recognize him because she stopped him while he was walking down a residential street because she thought he was a bum!
I do not blame the officer because he was saying he was Bob Dylan but didn’t have any ID and he was dressed like he belonged on the streets. She felt bad for this babbling fool and gave him a ride to the hotel he said he was staying at. She then found out that he was the genuine article.
Times must be tough for Bob Dylan too or he is that much of a whack job that he walks around
If he looked anything remotely like this, I would have picked him up too if I were a cop
strange towns not knowing where he was going. He said he was looking for a home that was for sale.
Three years ago a woman wasraped in a Stamford, CT. hotel parking garage while her children were present. The woman has filed suit against the hotel and the hotel’s attorneys state that the woman “failed to exercise due care for her own safety and the safety of her children and proper use of her senses and facilities,”.
ARE THEY SERIOUS? It is amazing what our legal system has become. A woman is walking through a hotel parking garage with her children, she is approached by a man with a gun and raped…..and that is her fault? HOLY SHIT!
Sorry...did someone say attorney?
Some attorneys make me sick. I understand that everyone is entitled to a defense but how far do we go, attacking a woman that was raped with her kids present? This is just another one of those things I just do not understand. How do some of these people sleep at night?
Now, if you are an attorney do not get all upset that I am lumping all of you together because I am not. I know several attorneys including some within my family and I am not referring to the good ones. Unfortunately, it is the scum that gives all of you a tainted reputation.
Apparently you cannot yawn in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak of Joliet Ill. Ask Clifton Williams if he thinks Judge Rozak likes yawning and he will most certainly answer no! On July 23rd Williams was sentenced to at least 21 days in jail for yawning during the court appearance of his cousin.
So I ask you this: What is the punishment for falling asleep on your wife in the middle of a two-way conversation?
Recently Nas (a Hip Hop artist) and Nick Cannon (married to Mariah Carey) produced a video and released it to the world. In this video they speak of white executive domination of Hip Hop music. Nas narrates the intro, give an ominous warning and then the video plays. You have to see this because I do not think I can explain any more.
Nick Cannon - Besides marry Mariah who is he?
I do not get it. Is this just a publicity stunt? Are they serious? Either way, I think it is plain stupid. I will break it down the way I see it:
By signing recording contracts the artist is saying “I want to make money”
If it was just about the music they would just write, compose and play
When making music or music videos the artist can say NO if they did not like any idea presented to them
If an artist feels so strongly that the image created is not the image they want to project they can break the contract and fight it out in court
Many Hip Hop artists have become multi-millionaires due to a largely white audience
I have never seen a Hip Hop artist act anything like this
If the shoe was on the other foot there would be outrage in the media
This video is just a dumb statement. They are apparently talking about “white proliferation” of Hip Hop but every day I see more and more white kids with drooping pants and crooked hats (a look inspired by Hip Hop artists). I have young family members that listen to Hip Hop more then any other style of music. Black slang has made its way into almost every kids vocabulary and it dominates most young people’s attempts to be “cool” in a conversation.
No matter what the case, there is always somebody to stand up to try and start a movement. Whether is to “too white” or “too black” somebody always gets on their soap box. Who cares what color the artist is or what color the executive producing it is. If it is good, it will sell and if it isn’t, it will fail! I always hear or cross-over and how it is a good thing. Like when country singers make it to the pop charts or when R&B singles dominate the Top 40. Why can’t music cross-over racial lines? Is that bad?
I will continue to teach my kids that good music is good music and if they like it then enjoy it….regardless of the color of the artist. BTW – The current #1 and #8 spots on Bill Board’s Top 10 are held by the Black Eyed Peas, a racially diverse group that combines Hip Hop and R&B!
Most of us that live in the NY metro-area are familiar with the story of Diane Schuler. She is the woman who recently drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway and crashed, killing herself and 7 others including 4 children. She was apparently driving for approximately 2 miles the wrong way, finally colliding with another vehicle head-on. Recently published toxicology reports stated that Mrs. Schuler had a blood/alcohol content of .19% with alcohol in her stomach that had yet metabolized along with high levels of marijuana. The report also states that the levels of marijuana indicated that she had smoked 15 minutes to 1 hour before the accident.
This is some of what was left (courtesy of Alan Zale - NY Times)
Daniel, Diane’s husband, defended his wife stating that there must be an underlying medical condition that caused her to drink in excess and crash. Daniel and an attorney indicated that Diane Schuler had a lump on her leg, a tooth abscess and a possible diabetic condition and that she did not seek medical help to treat them.
I am all about defending my wife but COME ON! The medical evidence is in. She WAS drunk and stoned! She not only killed herself but her daughter (her son survived and is recovering), 3 nieces and 3 men from another vehicle. If that were me, I would not only be devastated but unbelievably angry. I would not go to the media and say it was a lump on my wife’s leg or her rotten tooth. I wouldn’t go to the media at all. I would be sitting at home not only crying but cursing my wife. Believe me I have defended my wife when I knew she was wrong and she has done the same for me but this is ridiculous!
I guess it maybe easy for me to say this when my family is safe and sound at home but it seems crazy. How far would you take it in defense of your spouse?
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