Nappy Dugout ...

The Washington Post ran an article today stating what most of us already know - teenagers have sex. The thing that caught my eye was that the article was emphasizing the increase in the amount of kids having oral sex. And here is the funniest part of the whole article - it's an actual quote -

Bill Albert, communications director for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, put the generational difference this way: "We used to talk about sex in terms of first base, second base and so on. Oral sex was maybe in the dugout."

I wonder if Mr. Albert realizes how funny this is?

I was pleased to read that this study also confirmed what many have known since the conservative groups have started pushing abstinence-only sex education - while these programs have successfully delayed young people in having intercourse, it has also led many of them to substitute other forms of sex which still leaves these kids at risk for gonorrhea, HIV, herpes and etc.

The study also revealed that oral sex is most common among white families in the higher-income brackets. Wonder what mommy and daddy will say when Muffy comes home with herpes or Chip tells them that it burns when he pees?

Wake up conservative Americans - when you only teach half the story - you only get half of the desired results.

When Pigs Fly ...

As part of my weekly routine, I tend to visit a local cafe for a scrumptious breakfast wrap. Today on my way there I was waiting at a crosswalk with a really tall cop and a few other pedestrians. On the other side of the street were a few folks as well. Well about 5 seconds before the walk sign appeared, one of the guys across the street just starts crossing. Normally, I wouldn't bat an eye at this but the cop scolded the man loudly - it was great! As I thought about it - I was quite impressed. So many pedestrians in this area think that they can just dart into traffic without harm. They cause accidents and some do get hit and killed - seriously, some drivers in the DC area do not slow down for ANYTHING! But rarely do you see or hear of someone getting a jaywalking ticket. Thanks to that cop for at least saying something.

As I was leaving the cafe with my breakfast wrap in hand, I was still pleased with the actions of the cop. Then, I noticed that just across the street another cop had parked in a well designated No Parking zone so he could run into the bagel shop for his breakfast. UGH! I quickly pulled out my camera phone to document this violation. As I get close to the cop car, he came out of the bagel shop and pulled off. I got a picture, but it's not a good one - when will camera phones be equipped with zoom? But I did get his car number and license plate number. I don't understand how police officers can expect citizens to respect and obey the laws when they don't. Lead by example. So the internal affairs department will be getting a complaint form complete with grainy camera phone picture. For those of you who've received a parking ticket - this is for you too!