From the Past:

This Scientific American article is about how events in early childhood can affect one’s sexuality; they aren’t so much talking about “gay/straight” but rather “what turns you on”. Controlled experiments with mice are discussed; in particular mice that had fed from mothers who had lemon scent added to their teats ended up being aroused by the same scent.

It also talks about a human history; basically this guy who has a “rubber fetish” remembers seeing his mother’s white rubber swim suit hanging up (when put out to dry).

I don’t remember that far back in life, but I do remember a couple of things from my young adulthood.

One was a case where I was at Barton Springs pool; it was just after my freshman year in college. Some young women were wearing very small bikini swim suits and doing deep bending stretches like this or this. What I also remember is that their hair was pinned up; you could see their neck. Also the song by Exile called “Kiss You all Over” was on in the background.

So, every time I hear this song or when I see a woman with her hair pinned up in that manner…I “feel” it.
One time my wife was in the garden, bending over…and yes, had her hair pinned up in that manner. She didn’t seem to understand why I reacted the way that I did.

I saw something similar when the Led Zeppelin song Kashmir came on and I still have that association.

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