feel the rhythm

It is a typical morning before work and I am making breakfast while watching MSNBC. However, my egg white omelet has to wait. The report was about an increase in the percentage of teenage girls who are pregnant. One of the main reasons for the upswing in teenage pregnancies is that birth control is going vintage. Yes, that's right, the rhythm method is back in popularity. The last time the government did a major survey on the birth control methods by teenagers was 2002. At that time, about one in ten girls used the rhythm method as their form of birth control. In 2010, almost one in five sexually active girls uses the rhythm method. For those who are unaware, the rhythm method is where no pills or condoms are used. Instead, intercourse is timed so it only occurs when the girl is not "fertile". At least that is the theory. Here is the problem: That method is only 75% effective. Condoms and The Pill are 98 and 99% effective when used correctly. In case anyone is wondering, ten percent of all births last year were by a teenager.


1. Being a Twins fan, I almost never pay attention to the National League. However, it is about time I start paying attention to Colorado Rockies pitcher, Ubaldo Jimanez. Despite playing for a pretty average team, Jimanez this year is 10-1 with a 0.78 ERA. That is the 4th best Earned Run Average after 11 starts in the history of Major League Baseball. Needless to say, I will start paying attention.

2. Many times in my life I have seen a very attractive woman date a man who is, well, um, not quite in her league. However, you rarely see it the other way around where a beautiful man dates an unattractive woman. In the celebrity world, you have Fidler favorite Victoria's Secret model that married former beast, and former Minnesota Timberwolf Marko Jaric. You have Victoria's Secret model Marissa Miller marry some d-bag named Griffen. But the strangest difference is women's inexplicable draw to pretentious writer, Salman Rushdie. From Olivia Wilde, to Padme Lakshmi, to Scarlett Johanssen, Rushdie's list of former girlfriends is one of the greatest of all times.