Sharing vs Evangelizing - Sexy feeds

I've had some time to catch up on reading blog posts during the past couple of days, and when I read something interesting or informative I feel the urge to share it. The thing is that I realize what is interesting to me is not always interesting to the people I share with (via friendfeed etc). This is true for everybody, and is especially true the more frequently one shares. So if I share a couple of posts about cool books, somebody will be interested. If I continue sharing nothing but cool books, say 20, it gets old and my friends will start to tune me out.

So given that I'm studying sexuality, and a good many of the things I read are about sexuality, how many things can I share before people get annoyed and tune me out? On the one hand, it's sex, and who doesn't want to know more about sex? On the other, sex is a guilty pleasure, embarrassing, or taboo to some. Even for those who are interested in hearing the occasional fact or tip, if they read too many they may start to feel guilty or sketchy. Our culture is interesting that way. So how much can I share?

I think I need a couple new accounts.

(Psst, Perfectly SFW, but this may get me kicked off the "safe" list: 10 Health Benefits of Sex)



Tags: sex, sharing, evangelizing

Happy Not-dying-of-boredom Holiday

My family keeps sending me cards and poems telling me to remember "the reason for the season", and it's good that they do. I was reading one of these, and in my disappointment, thinking of ways to counter, when I realized a mythical baby in a manger has just as much to do with the season as the winter solstice. Well, kind of.

I had lapsed into thinking only of getting to go home, buying presents, and getting a break from non-stop work. But my grandmother's inflammatory email reminded me exactly why we do celebrate this time of year: Because it used to suck a lot.

While thinking of why my family was so wrong, I remembered that people were once so beholden to the seasons that we needed to create festivals when we couldn't work. Without festivals many of us would have died of boredom, despair and unrest. So it's good to remember that creating festivity just for fun is the reason for the season. Not that we all needed to be saved from our sins, or that somebody else reached enlightenment, just that we wanted to smile and have a good time. It's a nice thought no?

So, though I may still think Solstice is pretty cool, from now on I will celebrate the real reason for the season, making merriment because it's good for us. And for all of you who have held on to your winter festivals, I'm really glad you have. Whether it's Rohatsu, Solstice, Christmas, or any other winter celebration, spirits are boosted and people have an excuse to spread cheer and positive feelings. Now, if only we could all stop trying to tell everybody else how wrong they are while we're reminding them of the reason for the season, we could all celebrate that reason properly, with a great big party.

Merry Merriment everybody!


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