We thought we’d learned all the euphemisms for the male anatomy from reading Cosmopolitan. There’s the somewhat graphic “member,” the cutesy “package,” and the generic “him.”

But after years of reading women’s magazines, we were caught off guard by the Herald’s description of the man in a picture Neil Entwistle posted to an adult website as “grotesquely endowed.”

“That was the subject of some discussion,” Herald editor Kevin Convey told us.

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Back in April, we let you know that local media personality Howie Carr was in the running to be enshrined in the Radio Hall of Fame. The reluctant WRKO host got the news yesterday that he’d bested several other regional radio personalities and will indeed be inducted in the Hall.

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The media furor that has surrounded Alex Rodriguez for the past couple of weeks is slowly winding down. We haven’t heard from Candice Houlihan in days. Madonna is still, for now, married to Guy Ritchie. Life goes on.

Now that A-Rod’s PR problems are in a lull, the focus is shifting back to Manny Ramirez’s petulant behavior.

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Like all Red Sox fans, and Alex Rodriguez detractors, we relished in schadenfreude as news of A-Rod’s disintegrating marriage was splashed all over the tabloids last week. We were delighted when the story got local, with a former Centerfolds dancer admitting that she had an affair with the Yankees star back in 2004.

We expected Candice Houlihan would go away after that, but then she got arrested on an outstanding warrant. The ex-stripper blamed her run-in with the law on her sudden infamy, and said she hoped her 15 minutes were over.

(Note to Candice: There’s a very simple way to stop the onslaught of phone calls—stop talking to the gossip columnists.)

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If we had a choice between jamming ourselves into a sweltering trolley car or driving into work in air-conditioned comfort, listening to the music we like, and not being groped by pervs, we’d obviously choose the latter. So, we can’t really fault MBTA general manager Dan Grabauskas for commuting in the department SUV.

But we do take umbrage with his explanation as to why he forsakes the rails for the road.

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Things haven’t been going so well for House Speaker Sal DiMasi as of late. His friends seem to have trouble understanding the state’s ethics laws. His wife’s television career could pose more problems for him should we ever understand the deal between Debbie DiMasi and Christy Scott Cashman’s production company. Even Gov. Deval Patrick had a better first half of the year than the man who was once the most powerful force on Beacon Hill.

But King Sal hasn’t completely faded away. Today’s Herald reports the Speaker is still using his political clout to kill a bill that would allow slot machines at the state’s racetracks.

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Even before Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce from Alex Rodriguez, we knew the Yankees third baseman was a cad. Last year, A-Rod did damage control in Boston after he’d been caught having dinner with a stripper in Toronto. We also knew he was a bit of a sissy, what with the ball-slapping incident in the 2004 ALCS.

Today, the Herald reports that A-Rod had a dancer friend he liked to visit and have girl-drinks with when he was in Boston.

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We didn’t grow up on the North Shore, so many of its traditions are alien to us. Sometimes, as with Gloucester’s greasy pole contest during St. Peter’s Fiesta, we can totally get on board.

Today, we learned about Beverly Farms’ annual Fourth of July Horribles Parade, which is in the news for crudely mocking the pregnancy furor that rocked Gloucester.

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The FBI continues to look really hard for James “Whitey” Bulger. From the shores of the Caribbean to the cafes of the South of France, no location is too scenic remote for investigators. Yet the fugitive remains elusive, showing up only on German television from time to time.

In a new maneuver to capture the mobster, the state has set a trap of sorts. State Treasurer Tim Cahill announced that Bulger has some unclaimed property he’s welcome to come pick up.

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As the last couple days before the long weekend drag on, we’re getting ourselves psyched up to celebrate Independence Day. We’ve been practicing our “oohs” and “aahs” for watching fireworks displays (the ones created by professionals, not bored suburban teenagers). We’ve been scanning the liquor ads in the papers to find the best price on a case of Sam Adams. Tonight, we’ll stock up on earplugs to protect ourselves from the “music” of Rascal Flatts.

But perhaps nothing has filled our hearts with as much patriotism like the video clip that accompanies a Herald story about Mayor Tom Menino slicing a gigantic cake with a sword.

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