Edmond D. Smith pithily characterized the intent and a major outcome of the Nobel Prize committee’s awarding of this year’s Peace Prize to President Obama:
I understand the party starts in Qadaffi’s tent later today.
TAC contributor R. J. McReady added:
I’d like to go on record as nominating myself for The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. First Internet pseudonym/avatar to win. I’ve done nothing for 12 days before, and I could use the cash.
And in a comment on my review of the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, Bill Evans contributed a brief, thoughtful essay on the emotionally unsatisfying aspects of life after the Sexual Revolution:
This is an issue I’ve dealt with, often. Many of my friends sleep around. They don’t seem to realize that, regardless of morality, there is no free lunch. I try to tell them:
1) Sleeping with a lot of people can make it more difficult for you (and your partner) to be monogamous. You’ve been experiencing anyone you’re attracted to as a potential sexual partner. Do you think, that after years of this habit, you can suddenly shut this off? For the rest of your life?
2) Sex is amazing. Casual sexual encounters are ontologically different than those within a loving relationship. It’s fun – a lot of fun – to hook up with someone. But a real relationship provides a meaningful and blissful element not possible with casual encounters. When you do settle down with someone, sex will be whatever it’s been to you. It probably won’t change.
3a) Women: More so than men, you want to ensure that your ultimate relationship is forever. By sleeping around, first, you obviously jeopardize that. And ladies, no guy wants to be last in line.
3b) Men: Contrary to what you may think, women cheat just as often as your brethren. Think about that. Your woman probably wants someone with some experience, but the woman who will be faithful to you may not want to be with Ron Jeremy. Do you?
4) If your partner has been with many other people, chances are s/he’s been there and done that. Without someone who did it better than you, even if that’s in retrospect. Good luck.
Thanks to all of our readers who contributed comments this week.
–S. T. Karnick
Well-deserved, Edmond; congratulations.
This one definitely puts you at the top of the heap so far.
Thank you, S.T. for this awesome honor.
I think you should know that I intend to win next week as well. My strategy? Inspired by the brilliant plan employed by Barack Obama in winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize I am not going to post ANY comments at all next week. This should make me a shoe in and the envy of all those who so foolishly WILL comment…and therefore lose.
I humbly accept next week’s award in advance. Thank you.