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February 07, 2008
Getting Prepped for Valentine’s Day
It’s been a long time since I have blogged. I have been writing everywhere else, but sadly my blog has been suffering due to my lack of time. No longer. I am committed to writing. And these days I am even more committed to speaking - about dating, sex, love, parenting, pregnancy, all of it. In fact, I have some pretty cool gigs coming up. I mean, it is the Valentine’s Day season, and that just seems to be a good time for those of us in the sex and relationship biz.
In fact, Valentine’s Day is going to be a bit crazy. I will be at Yale for their annual Sex Week. Yes, Yale has a Sex Week, and a pretty impressive one at that. On Tuesday I will be speaking about "The Female Orgasm" and Thursday evening (yes I will be there for Valentine’s night) the "Chemistry of Love". I will also be speaking at a special Mom’s Luncheon for Divalysscious Moms, and talking about Valentine’s Day Expectations on The Today Show that morning. But for now (at least for the end of this week), I will be diligently working on all of the things on my to-do list.
And last, if you want to see my tips for "Spicing Up Your Relationship", check out Woman’s Day. And in case you wanted to see another Third Base… book review, here it is by Tracee Sioux at So Sioux Me.
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December 06, 2007
Did You Hear the One About the Candidate…
who said that abortions were "like a holocaust"?
who encouraged the early release of a convicted rapist who then went on the rape and murder again?
Guess who it is? Mike Huckabee. The same man who is also against same-sex marriage (big surprise there) and comprehensive sexuality education. (Somehow I don’t think that this is the candidate for me - cue the shock and awe.)
Here’s the thing. I believe that everyone is entitled to have their religious values. However, religion and theology cannot dictate our politics. It is dangerous and unfair to the rest of the country who may not embrace the same faith.
Meanwhile, back on the book tour, Alex Elliot over at Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting has a review of Third Base... and an interview with me. Check it out!
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November 27, 2007
News for November
Sorry I have been out of touch, so to speak. Between work and the holidays, I have been running a bit behind. Not that there hasn’t been a wealth of items to talk about:
1. Prude: How the Sex Obsessed Culture Damages Girls - the frightening book by Carol Platt Liebau which was brought to my attention by Rachel Kramer Bussel
2. Another scathing review of abstinence only programs in this country; This time, brought to you by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
3. New hypocrisy related gossip: What does Trent Lott’s retirement have to do with Hustler magazine?
And for fun, some new Third Base Ain’t What it Used to Be press:
Check out VickyandJen for their podcast with me - chock full of parenting tips!
and The Chicago Tribune’s feature 5 Things I Learned From....
For some fun videos, check out the Relationship 101 segments from The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet : Relationship Survival Durings the Holidays and Secrets Your Shouldn’t Keep (though if you ask my co-contributor, he thought that the title should me "Why Men Should Keep Secrets").
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November 12, 2007
Say it Ain’t So
Hmmm...looks like abstinence only programs don’t work. Oh, have I said that before? Sounds familiar, but now there is a new study that is saying the same thing. Last week, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy released a study confirming that ab-only programs don’t delay sex. Even more exciting, the review of teenage sexual behavior also concluded that comprehensive sexuality education does delay the initiation of sex, reduces a teen’s number of sex partners, and increases condom and contraceptive usage. Hurray!
Needless to say, this is terrific news. So I ask you all this: Why have we spent over $1.5 billion in the last ten years on abstinence only? And why is Congress even considering a bill to spend another $141 million on it?
