1789 Washington's Inauguration

The strapping Virginian took the oath on the second-story balcony, flanked by columns against a backdrop of gold stars on a blue background. With John Adams standing beside him, Washington was sworn in by Chancellor Robert B. Livingston and then kissed the Bible brought on a crimson cushion. The moment was joyous but not flawless. When Washington read a brief inaugural address, probably drafted by James Madison, to Congress in the Senate Chamber, he kept his left hand in one pocket and turned pages with the other, making an awkward impression. His nervous mumbling was scarcely audible. One observer said wryly of America’s hero, Washington was more “agitated and embarrassed than ever he was by the leveled cannon or pointed musket.”

-- Ron Chernow, “Alexander Hamilton”

Weather

We called it on the rain. Just a few sprinkles. But it's still a little nasty. Cold with an ugly wind. A little wintry. The chill is nice, especially for late April, but I don't care to tough it our for a walk.

LiLo

The actress was spotted going on what is thought to be a date with wealthy Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki on Tuesday evening.

That's one way to get his attention: Lindsay Lohan revealed her black lacy bra underneath a cream sheer top as she went on a date with wealthy Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki on Tuesday evening in New York

-- ONTD

Lindsay has a new rich john. But she does not really look like that much of a prize. I'd be a little disappointed if I went to a massage parlor and ended up with her.

Syria

TEL AVIV — Israel declared Tuesday that it had found evidence that the Syrian government repeatedly used chemical weapons last month, arguing that President Bashar al-Assad was testing how the United States and others would react and that it was time for Washington to overcome its deep reluctance to intervene in the Syrian civil war.

-- New York Times

As Israel points out, the use of chemical weapons was supposed to be our 'red line', something we could not accept, the trigger for military action. The Obama administration, however, is not moving to make good on that proposition, maintaining the line that we are not sure if chemical weapons have been used.

The trepidation is understandable. A military engagement would be a new door into hell. The international ramification are practically imponderable with the Russians heavily invested in Syria. But to be caught making empty threats is bad business.

Elvis

In Las Vegas, you can get a telephone number for a strong-arm man fairly easily. The town was founded on that sort of thing. A mob hit can be organized from there for five thousand dollars, although no hits are to take place in Vegas itself. That’s mafia policy.

-- Steve Dunleavy, “Elvis: What Happened”

Although Red does make some calls and gets a number for Elvis, when he approaches Elvis about it, just before going on stage, Elvis said, “Aw, hell, just let’s leave it off for now. Maybe it’s a bit heavy. Just let’s leave it off for now.”

late winter weather

In the late after noon of an April 24, in addition to sweatpants, I am also wearing my sweatjacket, inside the house. Ain't that sweet? Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that the ceiling fan cannot be shut off, but it is a remarkable statement.

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Internet Porn vs. Real Sex

Another round of why Internet porn is bad for your sex life. This particular comment is in reponse to the idea that what is needed is for guys to stop wanking or fapping. The argument here is that wanking in itself is not the problem, but what you are wanking to is a serious problem.

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The NoFap “movement” is much more about Internet porn than it is about fapping, whether the participants are aware of this or not. It’s not that frequent masturbating in itself is detrimental to sexual performance; it’s that frequent masturbation to online pornography is detrimental to sexual performance. For the first time in human history, a male can view more sexually arousing females in one hour than our ancestors did in a lifetime. The ubiquitous nature of Internet porn has provided a level of sexual novelty that our brains have not evolved to handle. The key here is dopamine and the brain’s reward circuitry. It’s one thing if you masturbate to mental images. It’s another if you just look at porn. Combine the two to orgasm, day after day, and you will have very real, very detrimental consequences to sexual performance. And once you do this for years on end, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain boner-levels of dopamine when you’re with just one, 3-dimensional woman.

There is an epidemic of younger guys who are struggling with erectile dysfunction, seemingly due to the over consumption of Internet porn. Check out Gary Wilson explaining the problem in his TEDx talk [above]. So you get this group of guys who can’t get aroused by a real girl (or guy), maybe throw in some other issues such as depression and social anxiety, and due the psychological and social aspects of masturbation, they misinterpret cause-and-effect and quit “fapping” when they should be quitting porn.

-- Sully's Dish, a reader, April 24, 2013 at 2007

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I guess one of the advantages of not having to worry about ever attracting a Real Girl is that you can go crazy on Internet porn and lose yourself in the dream world

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Daily Fun

A Basket of Puppies via supercuter

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