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the condom factory...

If you've ever wondered how condoms were made, then wonder no more. The good folks at Trojan give us a sneak peak inside the condom factory. This video is both educational and entertaining (hey, I learned what a "mandroid" is). And if you're not that interested in learning how condoms are made, then you might want to give it a watch just oggle the hot host. I'm hoping he'll star in Trojan's next educational video, and I'm hoping that video is a demonstration on how to use a condom.

earnings report

Every blogger’s dream is to earn money from his or her endless-efforts to entertain the world with random musings and whimsical nonsense. The most popular ways to do this is sell advertising or join affiliate programs. You might be interested to know that since I started my Amazon associate program four years ago I’ve earned a whopping $29.52. Hhmm.... I guess I won’t be quitting my day job any time soon. Interestingly, my Amazon earnings report shows me the buying trends of my readers.  Below are a few of the items you all have bought by clicking through to Amazon from my blog. Thus, proving my blog readers are an eclectic, slightly religious, and horny bunch!

 

the house that Ikea built

Perhaps it's the bit of trailer trash in me (yes, I actually did live in a trailer once during my formative years... but that's a blog for a different day), but I really, REALLY, kinda sorta want one of these. The aktiv is a green modular home by IdeaBox that comes complete with Ikea brand fixtures. Starting at just $86,500 it's a pretty sweet deal. Check it out here.

Naked Yoga?

In a quest to find my true self I've taken up yoga, again (I've been out of practice for a few years). I'm currently practicing at a studio on the east side, but I'm aware of a studio on the west side that offers a men's naked yoga class. I have to say, I can barely keep my eyes to myself whenever there's a hot guy doing yoga with clothes, so I don't think I'd be a good fit for naked yoga. Oh well, it's something to think about at least....

a super size lie

I don't know whether to laugh or write a nasty consumer advocacy letter to McDonald's Chief Marketing Officer. Via copyranter it appears as though McDonald's latest ad campaign is attempting to hook "fashionably young urbanites." Now do you think a guy who looks like would actually be caught dead eating this crap?

Girrrlll.... he do hair...

I tumbled upon this vintage JET Magazine cover and thought the headline was quite interesting. I would love to have read this article and hear Ms. Lawrence's point of view. In the day of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy it's hard to believe that there was a time when being a male "hairdresser" was so scandalous.

tilde angst

I'm sitting here drafting an upcoming blog post about an influential latino whose name contains an "n" with a tilde over it. And for the life of me I can't figure out how to type an "n" with a "~" on my English keyboard. I could use a plain ole "n" but that would be like mispelling his name altogether. Argh! Does anyone know how to place tildes over letters on a Mac?

The hardest working men in Vegas

Being a gigolo isn't always easy, but it sure looks like a lush life. A new Showtime reality series attempts to give us an inside look at five Vegas male pros. Will I upgrade my cable for this? Probably not, but I would like to know Vin's hourly rate.

Green-collar Gays

I'm finally getting around to reading Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City series, after many years of having it on my reading list. I've just started the third book Further Tales of the City and just a few pages in I've learned a new term: Green-collar Gays.

"Green-collar Gays, in Michael's lexicon, included everyone who dealth with beautiful living things in a manly, outdoorsy fashion: nurserymen, gardeners, forest rangers and some landscape architects. Florists, of course, didn't qualify."

So there you have it. The word according to Maupin's adorably lovable character Michael Tolliver. 

sign-o-the-times

I have perused quite a few personal ads in my day, but never before have I been stuck in traffic behind one. This brings a whole new dimension to cruisin'.