July 20, 2004

NO, I'M SPARTACUS:

Don't sweat the sweat; it's natural and sexy, too (LISA LIDDANE, 7/20/04, Miami Herald)

From skin to air: Sweat is a natural, healthy response when your core body temperature rises. It's the evaporation of sweat -- not the perspiration itself -- that cools you off, said Robert Kersey, director of the athletic training program at California State University, Fullerton.

When damp clothes trap perspiration on your skin or when humidity keeps your sweat from evaporating, your body can't cool down sufficiently. Try moisture-wicking athletic clothes and socks, which move moisture away from your skin toward the surface of the clothes, where the sweat can evaporate.

Busting sweat myths: Some people perceive sweating a lot as a sign of weakness, inferiority or lack of fitness.


Nothing says, "I'm a man" like sweat-dripping back hair.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 20, 2004 11:53 AM
Comments

Just the thought is enough to set me out on a quest to discover and get in touch with my feminine side.

Posted by: Peter B at July 20, 2004 12:34 PM

Well - I think I just won't comment on this one...

Posted by: The Wife at July 20, 2004 1:52 PM

When I was 13, one of my aunts gave me a copy of "Esquire's What Every Young Man Should Know."

Among the things I learned I should know was that sweat is a powerful woman-attractant, with the example of an Austrian peasant whose technique at barn dances was to keep a kerchief in his armpit. During breaks by the band, he would offer the kerchief to his partner to wipe her own brow, and the the manly aroma would lead her to immediately fall into the hay.

I could never figure out how to put this to the test, as nobody held barn dances where I lived.

Posted by: Harry Eagar at July 20, 2004 2:28 PM

I don't think I'll bring this up with She Who Is Perfect In All Ways the next time she comes in after a day of sun and gardening, the sweat dripping down the back of her neck...

Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at July 20, 2004 2:57 PM

The pheromone-like scent of Roundup wafting off her....

Posted by: oj at July 20, 2004 3:14 PM

Roundup kills everything.

Posted by: Uncle Bill at July 20, 2004 4:48 PM

OJ;

Oh yeah, she loves her Roundup. I don't think there's much that's healthier for a marriage than watching the wife garden. Seeing her ruthlessly dispose of even prized plants simply because they no longer suit her purposes, or the glint in her eye and Roundup in her hand that says "I'm gonna kill me something", or even just her easy familiarity with curved, sharp bits of metal, is an inspiring experience.

Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at July 20, 2004 5:35 PM

Roundup does not kill "everything".

Just ask Monsanto for a few packets of Roundup wheat, soy, or corn. All genetically engineered to resist the tender ministrations of the green reaper.


Posted by: H.D. Miller at July 20, 2004 6:06 PM

Almost everything.

Posted by: Uncle Bill at July 21, 2004 10:14 AM
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