Good News, Bad News

First, the good news: I'm back from the Crimson Moon spanking party, which was a rousing good time, and I'll write more about it another day. The trip down and back was uneventful, which is always good. And baseball season has started and the Minnesota Twins won the season opener 3-2 over the Angels! Whoo-hoo!

The bad news: It snowed here today--I thought we'd finally gotten to a point where that wasn't going to happen anymore, but the darn white stuff is back. I also have a nasty cold--out of nowhere on Wednesday I started coughing and could feel each one like a burning sensation in my lungs. The cough persisted through the party (which was annoying, but not overwhelming). It apparently was just waiting for Sunday because it kicked in with a vengence once I got back home. I coughed so much my abdominal muscles are actually sore today. It's getting better--I'm just hoping it doesn't turn into a bout of bronchitis. I went through that once before, and I don't particularly care for a rerun. And the last bit of bad news is that while I was gone, some @%#^ spammer posted a "comment" on one of my posts--you know, the type that make it sound like they know you and have your permission to do this--that "So good to talk to you, I'm leaving for the airport now, but if you want to make money click HERE" kind of crap. Well, I don't know you, I hope your plane crashes and everyone survives but YOU, and I don't want you posting your B.S. here!

I deleted the comment, and I'll do the same anytime I see this sort of thing crop up in the comments section of any of my posts. If it gets too bad, I may have to start moderating the comments.

So that's where we are right now. I'll write a bit about the Chicago party when I feel better. Here's hoping all of you are only getting good news!

Spring Cleaning

I've been going through some old floppy disks (Technology being what it is, I'm almost tempted to say, "Hey, anybody out there remember floppy disks?") when I came upon this cartoon. It's a little reminder to me that good things can be found if you take the time to look for them. Anyway, I thought I'd share it with you:



Sorry about the quality--it's not particularly sharp and clear--but that's the way it was posted, so that's the way I saved it. If your eyesight is like mine and you can't read it, the caption says, "Excuse me, but you did say I needed a good fan belt, didn't you?"



And this picture, which looks like an old Nu-West photo, reminds me that I'm going to be in Chicago this weekend for a Crimson Moon party. That means no updates for a few days--but then, I don't exactly update every day anyway. If any of you out there are also going to be at the party, come on up and say, "Hi." I won't bite (I'll spank, but I won't bite....)

I'm outta here!

Heather Mills

"Forty-one million, two hundred twenty thousand, seven hundred and three.....Thank you, Sir, may I have another?......Forty-one million, two hundred twenty thousand, seven hundred and 4.....Thank you, Sir, may I have another?.......Forty-one million, two hundred twenty thousand, seven hundred and....."

Hollow Chocolate Bunnies For Everybody!

To those who celebrate--Happy Easter!

If you don't celebrate--I hope you had a good Sunday!

Dr. Ken

A Most Spankable Cast

In my "Musical Interlude" post, I devoted a verse to several of the characters from the TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer--Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar; Willow, played by Alyson Hannigan; Anya, played by Emma Caulfield; and Cordelia, played by Charisma Carpenter. Each of the ladies is young, attractive, and oh so spankable. Of course, that's probably what every spanker says regarding the cast of his or her favorite TV show.

In my verse, I had them running afoul of a Spanking Demon. It's not that far-fetched, considering some of the other creatures Buffy and the Scooby Gang had to face. I can only imagine how Joss Whedon, the creative force behind Buffy, would have written it.

I can just see the aftermath now:

SCENE--INTERIOR, BUFFY'S HOUSE, THE KITCHEN

(The back door opens and the gang starts to file in. They are all carrying weapons, which they place upon the kitchen counter upon entering. Buffy enters first. She is carrying an axe in one hand, and with her free hand is gingerly rubbing her bottom)

BUFFY: A Spanking Demon. Who knew?

(Willow enters next. She, too, is rubbing her backside)

WILLOW: The ten arms should have been a giveaway.

(Cordelia enters. Her hands are tenderly massaging her derriere)

CORDELIA: Not to mention the five laps!

(Next in is Xander, the lone male of the group. He, too, is rubbing his butt)

XANDER: I think I speak for all of us when I say we will never talk about this again! Ever!

(Anya is the last in. She, however, is briskly rubbing her bottom and has a huge smile on her face)

ANYA: Personally, I found it exciting! And by exciting, I mean...

(Xander spins towards Anya, pointing)

XANDER: EV-ER!

ANYA: Okay, Mr. Grumpy Pants. Geez!

(Anya starts to leave the kitchen, but stops next to Buffy, Willow, and Cordelia)

ANYA: Funny, he's never complained about it before......

(Anya exits, the other girls smile and try to refrain from laughing out loud while Xander looks like he wishes the floor would open up and swallow him as we.....)

fade to black

Here is the very spankable cast:

(photos: Sarah Michelle Gellar from "Cosmopolitan" magazine; Alyson Hannigan from Egotastic.com; Charisma Carpenter and Emma Caulfield from "FHM" magazine.)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody!

I won't be doing much celebrating this year, since St. Pat's falls on a Monday. I'll work my usual shift and make it back home shortly before midnight. So, no wild St. Patrick's Day party, no drinking of the green beer, no eating of the green food (green food?? Hmmm...might be time to throw out those leftovers!)

I will, however, certainly be keeping an eye out for any ladies wearing this:

"Ow" is not a safeword

Safewords. Use 'em.

Okay, that's admittedly a bit short for a blog entry. On the other hand, it's not like there's anything new to say on the subject. As Dave of The Cherry Red Report says in one of his wonderful "Get Your Spank On" entries on his blog, there are a lot of spanking blogs out there, and it seems like every topic has been talked about already. So, I think it's safe to say none of you are going to read this and go, "Egad! Safewords? Brilliant!" and break out the Guinness.

What I--and all the other bloggers out there--can do is take a topic and give our own experience and our own perspective in regard to it. So even though there may already be 900 posts about safewords, each one is a little bit unique and has something the others won't have.

So--back on topic. You all know what a safeword is, or at least I hope you do. It's a word that the bottom can use to stop the action. It should be a word that normally does not come up during a spanking, thus making it easy for the Top to pick up on. "No", "stop", and "ouch" are not good safewords, for example.

I bring the subject up because it seems to me that a lot of new people coming into the spanking scene don't use them. They tend to gloss over that part and just want to get to the action. Don't do it. A safeword is a standard safety precaution, and you really do need one, and make sure the person you're about to play with knows what it is.

Some people have them, but they wind up afraid to use them for fear they'll seem like they're wimping out. Trust me--no one will think less of you if you safeword, and your bottom will probably thank you later. :-)

The most common, and perhaps the most popular, safewords use the concept of the traffic light. When the spankee says, "Red", everything should stop immediately and the spanking is over. The reason she uses the word isn't really important--maybe she feels that her bottom can't take anymore, maybe she's become uncomfortable with something that is happening. If it's important, she'll tell you why she called, "Red", but she doesn't really owe you an explanation. It's enough that she used the safeword, and that means, "Okay, that's it."

"Yellow" means slow down, or wait. It could just mean there's something she wants to talk over. Maybe she's developed a leg cramp. Maybe your knee is digging into her stomach and she needs to reposition herself. It doesn't mean the spanking is over, but she needs to have you pause for a bit.

"Green", of course, means everything is fine, and go, man, go!

Now obviously, if you're playing with someone who has been your spanking partner for the last 5 years, you already know the other persons safewords and don't have to go over it every single time. But if you're playing with someone new, a safeword is a very good idea.

I was at a Crimson Moon party many years back with a very nice lady, and she got herself into a bit of a situation. We were in the hospitality suite, so there were other people about, and one gentleman approached her and asked her to play, and she agreed, so he started spanking her there in the suite. She thought she knew the safeword, he thought he knew the safeword, so there was no discussion beforehand. The problem was--they were different safewords.

Without going into too much detail, something developed that she wasn't comfortable with, and she wanted to stop, so she said her safeword and--nothing happened. The spanking continued. So she said it again, and again nothing happened. At this point, she told me later, she just panicked. Her mind went into overdrive, her body felt like it shut down, she couldn't move, and all she was aware of was that she was in a bad situation and couldn't stop what was happening.

Fortunately, one of the party organisers was nearby, realized that her distress was genuine, and stepped in to stop the action. As they talked it out, they discovered the problem of the two different safewords. Needless to say, she made a vow to herself to never let that happen again.

We were talking later and she said, "So, Ken, what should I use as my safeword?"

I suggested, "Lorena Bobbitt". Hey, if that doesn't get a guy to stop what he's doing immediately....!

So--safewords. Use 'em.