Pretty much sums it up.

""Like any internet-savvy male, I’ve seen a lot of porn. Tons of it. All those fake tans, fake eyelashes, fake breasts and fake moans have caused me to value—no, worship—authenticity. Perhaps I’m an exception to the rule or part of a small minority, but I rank recently-mainstream Jenna Jameson alongside unfuckable B-list celebrities like Tara Reid or Amy Winehouse. Walking disasters.

I met Aria Giovanni in person a few months before this article was published. Her makeup was mask-like, visibly stiff . It stood out from her face 1/8th of an inch. Maybe it was a formative moment for me; recalling the experience makes me think about the uncanny valley.

In high school, already porn-addled, I didn’t shrink from my first girlfriend’s (unexpected) happy trail or her unkempt bush. I embraced them. These days, I smile when I see stretchmarks in a photo.""

Reflecting on my recent time in california, and reading about the current federal budget cluster, I happened upon:

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are.

-Mencken, Smart Set (December 1919)

Of course, I also discovered the true author of one of my favorite quotes:

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

All pure gold, and written nearly 100 years ago.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/H._L._Mencken

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”

— Epicurus