# Miscellaneous Notes

Miscellaneous notes: (1) This is what [my
desktop](/lately/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/2002-02-08_desktop.jpg)
looks like at the moment. (2) A bird flapped out of my fireplace this
morning as I searched woozily for my shorts. (3) An interesting story
headlined “Oral sex ups birth chances” ran on page 3 of MX today. The
thesis: “A lot of condom-less sex, including fellatio, gives a woman
exposure to her partner’s semen, persuading her immune system to accept
foreign sperm and a foreign fetus.” The second last paragraph is:
“Dekker admits it’s only one study but says a little fellatio can’t
hurt.” Coincidentally, there’s a Cosmo lying around my house that asks,
“Will he go if you won’t blow?” Steve, 23, says

> “When my penis is in her mouth there’s an understanding that she’ll
> look after it and won’t let it get hurt or damaged by her teeth–that
> faith and respect carries into other areas of the partnership. If I
> can trust her with that, I can trust her with my life.”

Gee nice try Steve, but I like MX’s angle better: “but darling, your
body has to learn to love my body.” Apparently, “the protective effect
was strongest if the woman swallowed.”