The human brain is like a mansion that started as a cottage. Successive generations have built their additions on top of the old structure. The new parts have all the wonderful new technology, but the plumbing and air conditioning, all of the basic running of the house, still go through the old cottage.

A while ago, I speculated that a hypnosis recording could be used to make it easier to kick the porn habit. People use hypnosis to quit smoking all the time, right?

I decided to test the hypothesis. The problem is that I'm not addicted to porn and I couldn't find a recording anyway.

However, I am a procrastinator and I was able to find a hypnosis recording to help me "get it done".

". . . I loved the high of infatuation in my youth, and so I made a habit of it. By 'habit', I mean exactly the same thing that any heroin addict means when he speaks of his habit: a mild word for an unmanageable compulsion. I sought passion everywhere. I freebased it. I became the kind of girl about whom Grace Paley was surely thinking when she described a character who always needed a man in her life, even when it might have appeared that she already had one.

This morning I got a PIDA, a genuine, sincere, straight from the heart PIDA. It was accompanied by a happy, gentle smile. Now I know what heaven feels like. Thank you so much, Marnia and everybody.

P.

*PIDA - Partner Initiated Display of Affection

It's pretty easy to tell what a man feels about you in bed. Recent research confirms what most women already knew: when a man is physically aroused, he's mentally aroused as well. What may not be as obvious for men is that when a woman is physically aroused she may or may not be ready to take the erotic plunge. As some men have found to their peril, some women need more than physical stimulation.

Definition: "Sexual imprinting has been defined as the process by which young animals learn the characteristics of their future sexual partners.

The headline was: Study can't find men who hadn't seen porn

The second line was: Effects on sex life negligible, researcher finds

Here's the link for the article: http://bit.ly/8tM9Gr or http://bit.ly/5B19F3

Here's the conclusion (as summarized by the press): "The study found that men watched pornography that matched their own image of sexuality, and quickly discarded material they found offensive or distasteful.

Prof Lajeunesse said pornography did not have a negative effect on men's sexuality.

If you don't know xkcd, then you're in for a treat

xkcd on the Coolidge effect: http://xkcd.com/317/

my favorite xkcd comic of ALL time: http://xkcd.com/150/

Enjoy!

[Edit] OK, I just can't resist putting in this one about love: http://xkcd.com/162/

That's the last one I'll link to here. Really.

P.S. Whatever you do, don't click the "Random" button. It's addictive.

P.

The term "Goddess" should be said with a smile. Some men would like a Goddess in their life: someone to worship, someone who will lead them, someone to shower gifts on and make sacrifices for. I'm sure some women would love that role.

Others would despise it.

Others want to be seen for who they are, warts and all. They don't want to have the responsibility of always looking like a Goddess or controlling the relationship. They want to be able to let their hair down and just be themselves.

Others may be able to interpret the results below better than I, but this research seems to indicate that meditation can also be linked to a dopamine surge: