Skirting an issue

Okay, normally you’ll find me writing about sexuality and aging (‘cos I’m, you know, over 50 and somewhat disposed to thinking about that kind of thing), but I stumbled across an interesting article that now has me thinking about issues on the other end of the life scale.Just the title of the article from Sunday’s  [...]

Maturation

Somebody found my blog through the interesting phrase “Mature Spandex.” I’ve long since given up trying to figure out why certain phrases lead people here (and yes, Marina Sirtis is still in the top 10), but this one caught my eye. I searched on it, just to see what came up, and as I scrolled [...]

Aesthetically pleasing is not normal

It seems like once a week I run across something interesting with regard to fashion and culture.
From The Guardian (UK)

Brigitte, Germany’s most popular women’s mag,
bans professional models

• Will only use ‘real women’ in photoshoots
• Editor sick of ‘fattening girls up with Photoshop’
Brigitte, which is Germany’s best-selling women’s title with more than 700,000 copies, offers readers [...]

More to love

Glamour Magazine, apparently emboldened by the huge number of positive responses to their September 2009 issue, featuring a normal-sized woman plus-sized model sporting some belly fat, rounded up some other attractive, normal-sized women plus-sized models for their November issue.
Kudos to Glamour Magazine, and to the designers with an eye for the average woman. [...]

Plastics

Okay, the other day I brought to your attention a sex doll for women. A creepy-looking sex doll, but a doll nonetheless. I’ll be expecting commission checks real soon now.
Anyway, while we’re on the subject of siliconed dolls, let me also submit a related item; this isn’t about a lifelike doll, though. This is about [...]

HNT: In a lather

I like to work out in the morning, mainly because after I get out of work, I’m too tired to do anything else.

The nice thing about being of the hirsute persuasion is that I lather up easily.
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Normal-size Me

Those of you who are too intellectual (or too busy) to read the media gossip rags might have missed the latest buzz. Apparently, Glamour Magazine is publishing a picture of a model.
No, wait — not just any model. They are publishing a picture of a model who looks like a, well, less like a model [...]

HNT: Back again

I’ve been sending phone pics to Mrs. Edge to keep her spirits up, and to (hopefully) remind her of what she’s missing back home.
Can you stand one more picture of me flexing my new muscles? Hope nobody minds the bald spot.

HNT: Push it

Don’t mind me – mornings are the best time for me to work out. I’m just trying to get in a few pushups before the rest of the household wakes up.

Hope I didn’t disturb anyone.
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So shallow

Is there anything that brings out the shallow, the vain, and the insecurities like a high school reunion?
My graduating class committee seems to plan get-togethers not only at the decade, but at other points, too. I’ve missed a few because I already had other plans, but I do try to attend them when I can. [...]