I took my thirteen-year-old son and his friend to lunch today and, as a sexologist, it is my firm belief that this should entitle me to at least five continuing education credits from an accredited institution of higher sexological learning.

• "Sack-tapping" games, in which boys hit each other's testicles, sometimes until they burst, are allegedly the latest trend in bullying. Doctors blame South Park for popularizing the activity, which is also known as "nut tag" or "Roshambo." •

• Today a group of archeologists, divers, and volunteers began the search for Gertrude Tompkins Silver, who served as a fighter pilot during WWII and has been missing since 1944. She is the only WASP still unaccounted for. •