the dildo song

what a lovely thing to receive in email this morning...

beyond our collective ken

i just ran across this newsletter entry on enlightenment.com's blogsite, on zaadz.com. it's dated october 31st, 2006 and it's the last entry there, but after reading the section entitled "beyond my ken" (sorry, no direct link available, you'll have to scroll down), i decided to give it a huge recommendation here.

jordan's well-thought out ideas about ken wilber, and what he's become, echo mine right down the line. i don't know for sure what it takes for any individual consciousness to withstand a collective onslaught like wilber's endured these past few years, but i suspect it takes a stronger, more integral consciousness than most of us possess to not become compromised by it.

so rather than judge, or gloat, or try to tear him down, i urge everyone i know simply to think good thoughts for him. regardless of what you think of his recent behavior, he's still contributed more to our knowledge of human consciousness than 99.9% of anyone you know. my opinion, of course, but i think that deserves a bit of compassion.

getting it off

our muse-ings today come from germany via yahoo news. apparently our german friends are developing a brand new penis toy. According to the developer, jan vinzenz krause, they are "trying to develop the perfect condom for men that's suited to every size of penis."

men need another reason to play with their penises.

no, seriously.

in this instance, there seems to be some practicality involved in putting an erect penis in a can and then pushing a button. though this would seem moderately terrifying to me (mild paranoia about such things -- it's why i don't use the `shift' key unless it's to evoke an alternate reality, such as a parenthetical phrase like this one) apparently it's the kind of go-gadget that tends to appeal to my brothers. listen to how krause describes it:

"It works by spraying on latex from nozzles on all sides," he said. "We call it the '360 degree procedure' -- once round and from top to bottom. It's a bit like a car wash."

i can see it now. "time to put on the wrapper, baby. here, just put that sweet baby in this can... no, honestly honey, it's just like a car wash for your prick! drive it in, once around and... oh come on, just put it in honey, it won't hurt... at least, i don't think it hurts... no, seriously! they say it's just like a car wash! what's not to like, here? you like cars, don't you?"

i'm all for helping people have better and more fulfilling sex lives and am in some senses looking forward to seeing some guy actually put his precious pee-pee into an anonymous canister to coat it with vulcanized latex. the laugh-factor alone ought to be right off the scale.