Penises, Madonna, and Optical Illusions

Last night at a housewarming party, and later at the bar, the question was raised as to how to gauge the size of a man's genitalia. An Italian suggested that in Rome they make an "L" with their index finger and their thumb and orient it with the index finger up and the thumb out and vice versa; suggesting that a tall man is shorter in other areas than the shorter, thumb-height man. Given that we all know that big feet mean big feet what is everyone else's rule of "thumb?"

I myself prefer the direct method of simply observing a man's package in various situations. For example, how does it look while he is standing, is there dimensionality to it, when he walks do you notice any manifestation of form, how does it look while he is sitting? This method must be used with caution given the various styles of underwear that are available now that are quite adept at making mountains out of mole hills.


In other events the new Madonna album, "Confessions On A Dance Floor" is suprisingly good. I took a calculated risk late on Thursday night and purchased the deluxe edition on iTunes. I was worried given M's previous album and her attempt to flex some intellectual muscle peppered with a hip hop rap. Confessions is M going back to what she does best, pop. Each one of the songs has a great disco beat and the single, "Hung Up," boasts samplings from Abba's "Gimme Gimme Gimme!" The fusion of the cultural icons is well done and they mix perfectly. I think my favorite song is "Jump" with its opening line spoken in a sultry, jaded tone "There's only so much you can learn in one place. The more that I wait, the more time that I waste." I certainly recommend this album for Madonna fans and for those that aren't as die-hard it's a good pop/disco album worth having.

I love these kinds of optical illusions:





These are not animated images. The motion that you see is a result of how your brain is processing the different parts of the image. It is fascinating because it demonstrates that what we perceive and what actually is are not always the same. You see motion but in reality there is none, the motion only exists in your brain. This can apply to other things in the physical world, you see color but color is a result of our perception of certain wavelengths of light. Red is only red because we detect it as such not because the property of redness exists.

In summary: Penises are a lot like Madonna and her career, sometimes the package is prettier than the contents, however synergy between the two can occur but there is no real way to tell what you're going to get because both are adept at optical illusion.