Does POLE DANCING sound dirty or fun?

I tried a pole dancing class a few weeks ago. Yes, a pole dancing class...

I wasn't sure what to expect, and I did it with a group of women friends. It was fun, which I did expect, but it was SUCH great exercise! We were all SO sore the next day! For someone who exercises regularly, I don't get sore easily, but I felt it in my arms, my legs and my core for a few days after.

Before taking the class, I thought of pole dancing as a bit dirty but also as something that sounded like fun to do behind closed doors. I never thought I'd find myself thinking of it as exercise. And while everyone in the class had a great time, I found that after the class was finished, almost everyone was kind of embarrassed of taking the class and didn't want any pictures being posted on facebook or any other site that others would see them on a pole. 

So is it exercise, or is it still "dirty?"

SUICIDE BULLYING

I've heard and read about this topic every day this week, and I had to blog about it. Take a look at the latest article about it:
Bully Suicide NY Times Post

How do you feel about it? Do you think that the bullies should face murder charges, be expelled, suspended, or any other serious charge? Or do you think that they've gone through enough just knowing that they pushed someone to take her life?

I think we should start by teaching our kids to treat others with respect, even if you don't like someone or agree with their choices. We should teach them how serious telling someone to kill themselves truly is, and how cruel it is to say something like that.

The consequences, I'm not so sure of, but preventative measures are an absolute necessary,and that's something I'm sure of.