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A couple weeks ago Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher Institute caused a bit of controversy with an article published in the June 2009 issue of Contraception called “Better Than Nothing or Savvy Risk-Reduction Practice? The Importance of Withdrawal.” According to her research, Jones found that withdrawal or “pulling out” was just as effective as using a male condom in preventing unwanted pregnancies. NOTE: the withdrawal method provides no protection against STDs/STIs.

When I came across the article, I wrote it off as wishful thinking but then I found out one of my friends actually worked on the research. Still, I’ve heard of countless people that have gotten pregnant just sticking the head in for a “few strokes,” so I’ll be damned if I play Russian roulette with more bullets and no safety. On top of that, is the fact that I’m adamant about using a condom for more than just contraceptive purposes but prevention against AIDS, herpes and any other STD/STI.

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http://dailymathematics.blogspot.com/2009/06/combat-jack-remembers-keith-haring.html

I'm so effin lame right now. With this blog that is. Kids homes for vacation could be an excuse but excuses are tools for the incompetent (Blue Phi!). Honestly, I've been addicted, playing that new EA Sports Fight Night 4 though. Game is dope, especially how they've marketed it as the ultimate Ali vs. Tyson simulator. I know it's just a game, but for years, me and many boxing fans' ultimate fantasy fight has been Ali vs. Tyson and who would win. I used to be inclined to say Tyson, just cause dude is from my era, hip hop's first official athlete and all. But now I dunno. In Fight Night 4, Ali stay murking Tyson almost every time. Like I said, just a game, but I'm saying. In real life though, who do you think would win?

I used to be a real hater. Going back, the first person I remember professionally hating on was the late great Keith Haring. When I was in high school, I had to commute on the daily to Manhattan. I remember being on the subway, rush hour crowdedness making me swear that I'd have a career where I'd never have to ride the iron horse during rush hours in my adult life and peeping out the train car windows to see bizarre images posted up on black empty ad spaces, drawn out in white chalk.

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MR HUDSON [FEAT KANYE WEST] - SUPERNOVA from MrHudson on Vimeo.

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Before I even dig into this one, let me toss out a little disclaimer. The views expressed in this blog post are all in good clean fun. My intentions are not to offend or upset anyone, just to speak the truth as I see it. Still, I feel this one might ruffle a few feathers, so I apologize in advance if this peek into how some men think rubs you the wrong way. Now that’s out of the way, leave your sensitivity at the door and read on.

There’s a common belief among most people that if you want to know how gracefully someone is going to age, just take a look at his or her parents. Although not a fool-proof guideline, it’s a rule that’s served me well over the years. The same goes for a philosophy my boys and I came up with a while ago to determine a woman’s girth growth potential. What we affectionately refer to as Big Girl Tendencies.

PLEASE NOTE: These traits can also be found in men and is known as BBT (Big Belly Tendencies) or big bellyitis.

You’re probably asking yourself, what exactly are “Big Girl Tendencies?” Well, let me break it down for you. Basically, Big Girl Tendencies, or BGT for short, are when a petite or average woman displays a probable propensity for becoming a “big girl.” I don’t mean big as in adult, but Roseanne Barr big.

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http://saysthesinglegirl.com/2009/why-are-women-so-trifling/

I love it when Manny goes off about some woman. It usually takes a while for him to reach his bullshit limit and finally react to the shenanigans of his girl of the moment. She hears the milder version. I get the full, uncut and raw tirade.

All of my guy friends swear that women are just as bad as men and get on me sometimes for not going hard on the ladies.

I’ve always said that most women are clueless when it comes to dating, another portion have no idea how to let a man be a man or accept their emotional role as a woman.

I also know that women like to play little games, push a man’s button, anything to get the sleeping giant within to react. The bigger the reaction, the more she thinks he likes/loves her.

Of course, I listened quietly as Manny went off on this girl he was seeing. We’ll call her Mina. According to Manny, Mina tried to play him. He caught her in several little white lies. At first he didn’t raise an issue but he knew she was lying from jump. Since he’s not trying to make her his real girl he picks and choose his battles.

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http://www.nakedwithsockson.com/2009/06/26/could-you-date-an-atheist/

“I’m an atheist.” She said it so nonchalantly. As if it was the most common thing in the world. Yeah, I’ve heard the word thrown out there before, but I never really thought about what it meant. Until now.

By definition, atheist describes a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. Basically, he or she doesn’t believe in God. Not Jesus. Not Allah. Not Buddha. Not Zeus. Not even the devil. Atheists don’t believe in any form of Higher Power whatsoever—good or bad. Life is just what it is and we exist by pure happenstance. It’s an interesting ideology to say the least.

A few weeks back I did a post on organized religion (”Do You Ever Question Your Religion?“) where I drew my own line in the sand. I admitted that sometimes I feel as if I believe in a Higher Power just because it’s better to do so than to not. It might sound like a wishy-washy form of “faith,” but at least it involves believing in something. To not believe at all, however, is a completely foreign concept to me. I understand how blind faith doesn’t sit well with a lot of people (what up Da ThRONe and Paulette), but to have none at all? To not believe in something? Anything? Wow. That’s something else.

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