[blogfocus tuesday] everything you wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask

When it comes to sex, straight down to it is often the best way:

1 Sex is not always what you were expecting it to be. Blognor Regis wonders why a transsexual got all upset over the reaction he [or she] was accorded:

Well what did this person expect? One week you're a burly fitter with bulging biceps and a mighty butt cleavage and the next you're going for a cockectomy and growing a pair of jugs. You think nobody is going to mention it? And isn't it a bit arrogant of the person to demand everybody around him/her/it holds their tongue? Of course people are going to talk about your sex change. Far better to leave your job and start a fresh somewhere new where they won't know the old you if you're going to get touchy about it.

2 Still in the ‘out of the ordinary’ category, Tea & Margaritas [and you should check out this girl’s photo] explains what has to be done when the real thing is not available:

Finally, I made it to the inflatable doll section. I wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my truck so I could use the car pool lane during rush hour. Finding what I wanted was difficult. Love dolls come in many different models. The top of the line, according to the side of the box, could do things I'd only seen in a book on animal husbandry. I settled for "Lovable Louise." She was at the bottom of the price scale. To call Louise a "doll" took a huge leap of imagination. On Christmas Eve, with the help of an old bicycle pump, Louise came to life.

3 Political sex is a time-worn tradition in English and American politics – well, all politics really – and Iain Dale’s recent piece reports on the latest cheeky contribution:

Rumour has it that Lembit Opik has ditched his fiancee, weathergirl Sian Lloyd for one of the Cheeky Girls. The full story's in [the] Mail on Sunday. There may well be a good reason for him being fancied by a Cheeky Girl. According to an MP of my acquaintance, he is, er, how shall I put this... Well, he's at the opposite end of the scale to John Prescott in a particular area. I'll leave you to guess the rest.

Sizzling snippets from 12 more bloggers here plus this evening’s well known Mystery Blogger...