" Well I just wanted to comment on something...I was doing some Thinking and looking at my blog-tracker. Well what I'm getting at is I have had 126 people come to my site last month, and just today I had 39 people click in as each had a different tracker number. Which most people would say that is good! But it's really not! To me..Why you ask? Well because yes I have people checking my site out but...They are only surf clicking!! Which to me is! I don't really know what I would call it annoying maybe or just feel that I am not posting things people feel are worth taking the time to stop and read? I don't know.. All I know is when I take the thought to check out others site and follow their links from others I always stop and take the time to at least read one or two post and leave some type of comment out of respect. I guess what I am saying I am doing this for me and don't matter if anyone does anything!! Just would be nice if we all would slow down abit and take the time to read something we tripped into to let others know we stopped in and not just a ghost address saying you flew by looking for something and we weren't it. Or if you do stop to read this tell me.. What if I'm posting is boring things to others, or at least Hi..Thanks
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Bicycle Seat May Affect Your Love Life
"A raft of new studies suggest that cyclists, particularly men, should be careful which bicycle seats they choose. The studies add to earlier evidence that traditional bicycle saddles, the kind with a narrow rear and pointy nose, play a role in sexual impotence. Some saddle designs are more damaging than others, scientists say. But even so-called ergonomic seats, to protect the sex organs, can be harmful, the research finds. Dr. Steven Schrader, a reproductive health expert who studies cycling at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said he believed that it was no longer a question of whether or not bicycle riding on a saddle causes erectile dysfunction. Instead, he said the question is, What are we going to do about it? The studies, by researchers at Boston University and in Italy, found that the more a person rides, the greater the risk of impotence or loss of libido. And researchers in Austria have found that many mountain bikers experience saddle-related trauma that leads to small calcified masses inside the scrotum. A spokesman for the industry said it was aware of the issue and added that "new designs are coming out. But a consumer's first line of defense, for their enthusiasm as well as sexual prowess, is to go to a bicycle retailer and get fitted properly on the bike. Researchers have estimated that men who ride bikes have developed severe to moderate erectile dysfunction as a result. But some experts believe that the numbers may be much higher because many men are too embarrassed to talk about it or fail to associate cycling with their problems in the bedroom. The link between bicycle saddles and impotence first received public attention in 1997 when a Boston urologist, Dr. Irwin Goldstein, who had studied the problem, asserted that there are only two kinds of male cyclists - those who are impotent and those who will be impotent. Cyclists became angry and defensive, he said, adding: They said cycling is healthy and could not possibly hurt you. Sure you can get numb. But impotent? No way. The bicycle industry listened, said Joshua Cohen, a physical therapist in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the author of Finding the Perfect Bicycle Seat. Manufacturers designed dozens of new saddles with cut outs, splits in the back and thick gel padding to relieve pressure on tender body parts. The area in question is the perineum, between the external genitals and the anus. When you sit on a chair you never put weight on the perineum, Dr. Schrader said. But when you sit on a bike, you increase pressure on the perineum sevenfold. In men, a sheath in the perineum, called Alcock's canal, contains an artery and a nerve that supply the penis with blood and sensation. The canal runs along the side of a bone, Dr. Goldstein said, and when a cyclist sits hard on a narrow saddle, the artery and the nerve are compressed. Over time, a reduction of blood flow can mean that there is not enough pressure to achieve full erection. In women, Dr. Goldstein said, the same arteries and nerves engorge the clitoris during sexual intercourse. Women cyclists have not been studied as much, he added, but they probably suffer the same injuries."
Changing Babies in Public
" Do you think that it's appropriate for someone with a young baby to change its diaper on top of a restaurant table in a fast food establishment? I think this to be disgusting and ridiculous. The woman went to the counter to speak with the manager saying that she didn't appreciate the fact that the rest of us thought it was rude. The management told her: it was perfectly fine to change a diaper on a table. The most appalling thing was that after the baby was changed, they didn't even bother to sanitize the table. What do you think? I feel...That if you see this, and the place you are eating at don't do anything when you complain. Then you should.. Appeal to a higher authority. Higher than the restaurant manager. Better yet!! CALL... Inspection Division of your local Health Department." 
world-update - Blog
world-update:" I copied these from this site this happened in ...........Mumbai, India. -August 2005 . His pictures really tell a story. Is why I wanted to share them with you. Please look below.. Or you can go to his Blog-link and look at them there."
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