The Virgin Review

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I started this blog with all the right intentions…well, at least thoughtful intentions. I didn’t want to be one of those lazy posters who hogged a really cool blog name and then never psoted anything…but, alas, that is what I became. The problem was that I wasn’t sure what I wanted it to be. Everyone kept telling me, “if you want to be a writer in NYC, you have to have a blog.” So, I started with a few journal-type narratives, but who really cares about my everyday encounters, ramblings, and pet peeves? So, the Review has been refocused to concentrate, strictly, on book reviews. Please feel free to leave your own reviews and comments. The Virgin is reborn (starting tomorrow).

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A little while back I posted that I was the new columnist for sexherald.com's aphrodisiacs column.  Well,  it's almost time for the July launch and I wanted to remind everyone to be reading the very "hot" article on chilies…get it, hot!  Hahaha!  No, really, though, read it.  Below is an enticing bit for you to nibble.

In what is now present day San Antonio, Texas during the 18^th century sermons were preached about the over-indulgence of “Spanish stew”.  The legend goes that these sermons often referred to the chili stew as “The Soup of the Devil”, as chili was considered an aphrodisiac and the priests feared that this stew would lead to irrepressible excitement.  Unfortunately for them, this nickname backfired, serving only to make the dish more popular. 

Sexual satisfaction and the pursuit of foods, formulas and functions that enhance and stimulate sexual desire and performance is an age-old quest.  Food alone is historically intimate.  Beginning with references in the venomous power of food made in biblical history – Adam and Eve succumbing to their vulnerability – and originating in antiquity from Greek, Egyptian, and Roman mythology could be responsible for the earliest fascination with this mysterious lust for sexual understanding.

I recently read this book titled Righteous by Laura Sandler, about the new born-again Christian counterculture youth movement.  It is frightening to say the least, but rather then argue the substantial error in judgement on account of a mass of young adults, I'd like to bring up one freakish excerpt from the book. 

In a post-punk description of one teenage born-again Christian who looks more like a rock star than a religious rapper, the author tells us what he is wearing.  It is a shirt that reads, "A piercing saved my life."  It could be funny, kind of cute - a statement of rebellion - until you see the back, where the stigmata is plastered in a colorful display of what I can only describe as sacrilege.

Righteous indeed!

Aphrodisiacs – Spicy Gratification

Sexual satisfaction and the pursuit of foods, formulas and functions that enhance and stimulate sexual desire and performance is an age-old quest.  Food alone is historically intimate.  Beginning in biblical history, with Adam and Eve succumbing to their vulnerability began this mysterious exploration.

A 5,000-year mystery, aphrodisiacs have ignited controversy, psuedo-science and plain superstition.  Many scientists dismiss aphrodisiacs as folklore.  But, how do we explain the obvious sensation of food. 

Description alone can tantalize erotic ignition.  The sweet nectar of a ripe peach, the velvetiness of melted chocolate, the phallic representation of a large, matured banana, even the physical mirage of a chili’s spicy bite symbolize the sensual, romantic, and erotic nature of craving.

Chilies, curries and other spicy foods release endorphins that give you a natural high.  This pleasurable feeling causes your heart to race and ignites the flushing sensation that causes you to sweat.  This animal response mirrors the reactions you experience during sex, leading to arousal.

Physical response aside, chilies also hold another secret ingredient for ultimate sexual gratification.  Chilies contain capsaicin.  This is the substance that gives peppers their spicy kick.  Capsaicin stimulates nerve endings, which is thought to increase your circulatory system and can strengthen and increase blood flow.

Chilies may not cause instant arousal, but the physical affects you experience when consuming them can’t hurt.  A healthy diet including this peppery fruit, energy, and a sound mind will certainly increase your libido. 

Alcohol has long been considered a “social lubricant”.  Chilies might then be considered “sexual lubricants” and lets face it, sex can always be enhanced with a little bit of lubricant.

*This is just a taste of the article, you can read the rest at sexherald.com, when The Virgin starts her monthly aphrodisiac column in July. 

Yesterday a warning on CNN drove me almost to tears.  A Tsunami warning for Suva, Fiji after an earthquake under the ocean off the cost of Tonga.  Although the warnings were shortlived, I felt for what felt like hours, completely helpless. This spawned yet another converstation between friends and colleagues to the end of the world.  It's coming, I swear!  Someone is trying to tell us something.

Bird Flu Hits Trailer Park

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This is compliments of my dad. Bird flu what?