While cruising this week’s Half-nekkid Thursday entries around the HNT-o-sphere (hey, Osbasso says HNT has made it into Urban Dictionary.com!) I ran across a cool, clever, sexy
Photo by 13 Messages.straight male sex blogger at 13 Messages. He does great, creative self-photography, has a nice wry, dry sense of humor, solid erotic sensibilities that don’t seem to involve sexually deprecating either himself or others, and for extra credit although it sounds like he worries about it sometimes he also seems to really care about being a good dad, a good son, a good grandson, and a good partner.

When I started this blog there really weren’t many men doing this. And so to paraphrase the old Greatful Dead bumper sticker, I might not have been the best at what I do but I was the only one doing it. Good to see other men picking up the slack.

Oh, and not to slight anyone else who’s doing it too — it just happens I had an epiphany last night that while I wish more men were into taking a… well… hard look at the cool things about heterosexuality (as opposed to just repeating what we’re taught to say about it) I haven’t actually been promoting those who do. But that’s about later. For now, if on average you like the more erotic side of this blog you’ll probably also enjoy 13 Messages.