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Because I was working at the conference this weekend. I didn’t have time to write up any responses this week.

However, if you have questions about kink conference, now would be a great time to ask them. I have from fresh stories that I can use for answers.

But your questions in the comments or submit through the “Contact Us” page.

We’ll see you next week right here.

In the mean time, I would like to invite you to take a look at RemedialRopes.com, created by Stefanos and Shay. It is a very straight forward website with a ton of information about rope safety and technique. I highly recommend it. 

I love this. It is such a great snapshot of a D/s moment that had absolutely nothing to do with sex (well, not explicitly) or SM. Some of the very best moments in a D/s relationship happen outside fo the bedrooms and the dungeons. It’s these quite moments of love and intimacy and acceptance that really make it shine.
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So, we keep a folder of stuff we would like to write about, and tend to have a build up of stuff that isn’t strictly about BDSM, but rather about culture or society at large. These things certainly relate back to our community, but when we brainstorm the structure of what would actually be written, that connection would likely be minimal.

For instance, there is a big thing right now about NYC allowing women to walk around topless in public if they want to.  We think that is an awesome bit of progress for equal rights, and can also see connections to issues of rape culture and the general objectification of women and their bodies. We could write a lot about that.

And if forced, we could make that about BDSM somehow, but it wouldn’t feel natural.

So, since we’re getting a little more traffic than usual, now might be a good time to ask you all:

Should the topics on this website be restricted to things explicitly about BDSM? Would an occasional post about interesting things outside of kink upset anyone?

Here is a quick-click poll, but we would also LOVE to hear what you have to say about that in the comments.

I attended my first Shotokan (Japanese Martial Arts) class in over ten years today, and I hurt everywhere.

My mind picked right back up like I had never let, but the rest of me is very different than it was in my late teens, and it is clearly going to take a while for my body to catch back up.

I was fortunate to have been able to track down the person who taught my previous teacher, and he lived up to my expectations by not going easy on me for a second. I left exhausted and sore and happier than I have been in a long time.

It remains to be determined whether my old rank will be restored or whether I will have to work my way back up. He says he will decide after my first month is done.

Tomorrow, I hope to pick up a new treadmill that should help with m journey back to fitness. This is also day one without soda or energy drinks o any other caffeine for that matter, which in combination with the workout has left me a little shaky.

The one place where my memory is clearly failing me is Japanese. The instructor runs most of the class in Japanese (He is from Japan) and apparently a decade is long enough for me to forget nearly all of that. I have Rosetta Stone at home and my own collection of martial arts specific terms to study with. Hopefully, that will also come back to me soon, along with my better health.

I may or may not update on my progress here as I go along. But for today, I was feelin too elated and just had to share.