*  Writer Ted Cox went undercover at a charlatan and  “Certified Life Coach” Rich Wyler’s “Journey Into Manhood” camp a 48-hour weekend retreat designed to help gay men become straight.  And it eas TRULY GAY  and scary and according to Cox and included participating in astoundingly homoerotic activities such as demonstrate three different “healing touch” techniques.

First: Side-by-side, where two men sit shoulder-to-shoulder, facing the same direction, their legs outstretched in front of them. The man giving the Healing Touch puts one arm around the receiver.

Second: The Cohen Hold, named after “certified sexual re-orientation coach” and Healing Touch pioneer Richard Cohen. For this position, the receiver sits between the legs of the giver, their chests perpendicular, the receiver’s head resting on the giver’s shoulder. The giver encircles his arms around the receiver.

Third: The Motorcycle. The receiver again sits between the legs of the giver; this time, the receiver leans his back up against the chest of the giver. Again, the giver wraps his arms around the receiver

Of course these all came with the prerequisite hidden boners in jeans and gropes and such

It’s a GREAT read and I highly reccomend it

*  Swedish stud and True Blood’s resident piece of “Vampcake”Alex Skarsgard told People magazine that he doesn’t mind removing his clothes, despite being teased about it occasionally by his five brothers and one sister. ‘I’m not a prude at all,’ he says. ‘I shot a very, very graphic scene two days ago with a man. I am from Sweden, and it’s different there. If it makes sense, I’ll just do it. And to me, so far, it’s made sense every single time I’ve got naked or made out on the show.'” Good for us!  I mean good for you Alex, great attitude!.

*  Embrace your love handels!  A body of research is emerging that suggests that there’s little risk to carrying a few extra pounds. And there may even be some benefit. Indeed, people who are 10-to-15 pounds overweight appear to have no greater risk of dying than those of so-called “normal” weight.  Now this isn’t an invitation to eat an entire pig  for breakfast  but if fitness types wiser than I am say it’s OK to carry a few pounds IN MUH BUTT, I’m not going to go through the mental terrorism feedback loop that says “Calories in, calories out, eat that cupcake and society will toss you out.”

*  Family Research Council: ENDA Will Turn America Into Canada!  It has Storm clouds! Spinning graphics! Ominous drumbeats! OMFG MAPLE LEAFS!!!

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