It's true. The gays are trying to recruit us straights to their team. And The L Word is their Abrahms tank. From Showtime's soft core confection, I am learning what straight men have known for a long time: lesbians are sexy. I am particularly taken with Erin Daniels, who plays closeted tennis player Dana. Tan with a perfect nose, Dana is a mouth breathing jock who is athletically butch, but not John Goodman butch. Just my type, apparently. (Hopefully Daniels will disrobe soon and give me some pictures less terrifying than these - she does have great tits, though).

Other things I've learned from the L Word:

*Lesbians like tank tops
*Lesbians are thin
*Lesbians are slutty
*Lesbians do not get manicures
*Lesbians like tiny figs, perhaps because they look like vaginas
*Lesbians never talk about vibrators

 
Last night I dreamt that I was co-producing a Broadway musical version of the movie "Crossing Delancy." The director and I had to buy 80 pickles, so we went to the supermarket and bought all their pickles. I ate a pickle. Then the director and I argued over who we would cast as the lead. I wanted Luke Perry. He wanted John Travolta. Click here for some 90210-inspired tunes.

 
Have you noticed that smokers seem to think it's okay to litter? People who wouldn't throw a crumpled piece of paper onto the sidewalk don't think twice about tossing a burning fag down at your feet. And cigarettes are far more toxic to the environment than anything else.

 
I continue to get a lot of feedback about my Frimcha entry. In light of that, check out these t-shirts that promote her cause.

 
In my attempt to learn more about that little Frimcha bitch who’s been trying to steal my boyfriend, I stumbled across The Hasidic Rebel, a fascinating blog written by a Hasidic man who appears to be reaching out to mainstream culture.

But last night I forgot to bring along said concealment method, and as I stepped out of my car I slid the video under my arm trying my best to look natural. Two Chasidic men from my Shul were just then approaching. Attempting to avoid their prying eyes, I tried to hurry before they notice anything. Suddenly the video slipped out from under my arm to the ground behind me just as the two men walked past. They glanced down to see what fell as I scrambled to retrieve it, and then continued walking without a second glance. That's when I realized that to these men the familiar Blockbuster logo or the video case itself meant absolutely nothing. They probably never saw a video in their life; to them it could've been round, triangular, or octagonal.

Although most Chasidim wouldn't know a blockbuster video from a cereal box, they know enough to punish those who are said to be watching one. Should the community find out that I watch videos in my home, my children would be kicked out of school, their friends would be forbidden to play with them, whispers would be heard behind my back wherever I go, and my in-laws would demand that my wife to either put a stop to my sinful behavior or else...

In case you're wondering which video it was, it was Ben Hur--and I thought it was spectacular!

And what happens when he shows the movie to his pious wife?

"I don't like movies with sex scenes," she said, with a rather impatient tone.

"Oh." I was unsure what to say.

She looked at me and asked, "Do you?"

To be honest, I had never thought about it before, at least not consciously. Of course, when I first started watching movies, the sex scenes made me uncomfortable, having been raised in such a sheltered environment that I had never even seen a man and a woman kiss. But I've since watched plenty of movies and the standard fare in most movies no longer made me uncomfortable. After pondering the question a bit, I told my wife that I think sexual elements in a movie can show passion and feeling that cannot be conveyed otherwise. And yes, if it shows that passion then I do like it.

"I don't see how you can enjoy watching something that should be so private. I think it's disgusting to put those elements in movies. Besides, I don't think halachically we're allowed to watch it. All this sex brings impure thoughts and draws one to lust after forbidden pleasures."