Category: legacy

  • Zomg – Safeword!

    Zomg – Safeword!

    In a recent thread on FetLife, the topic of safewords reared it’s head again. Here was my contribution. “Whether the word is “tuna” or “stop!” the core component of a safe word is that when it is uttered the dominant / top is _obligated_ to take action, or at least take notice. In many cases…

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  • The 3rd (person) world…

    The 3rd (person) world…

    Recently on a FetLife thread some folks have got themselves all in a huff about third person speech. They have made a variety of silly argument son the topic and frankly if you actually care go read the thread. “Apparently it is the end of the world as we know it. It is not only…

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  • Rules for a gun fight…

    Rules for a gun fight…

    Good rules – not just for a gun fight, but for most of your life. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Your life is expensive. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a…

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  • Gunplay: Bang!

    Gunplay: Bang!

    You should also go re-read my old post titled “Bang!”.

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  • Gunplay: The Dirty Harry Moment

    Gunplay: The Dirty Harry Moment

    Continuing to capture some of my own posts for posterity… these were written about 3 months from the date of this post. When talking about issues of human error, so many factors come into play it is staggering. If I bet someone’s life every day that I had unloaded and verified a weapon then there…

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  • Gunplay: thoughts about safety…

    Gunplay: thoughts about safety…

    In an old thread on Fetlife the topic of gunplay came up. Someone asked how risky it was, and how folks manage those risks. This was my reply, and it’s worth capturing here…   The actual risks fall into three categories. I’ll only really address two of them The first is human error. It is…

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  • Gunplay: thoughts about safety…

    Gunplay: thoughts about safety…

    In an old thread on Fetlife the topic of gunplay came up. Someone asked how risky it was, and how folks manage those risks. This was my reply, and it’s worth capturing here…   The actual risks fall into three categories. I’ll only really address two of them The first is human error. It is…

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  • The plight of the newbie…

    The plight of the newbie…

    In a recent thread on Fetlife. on the idea that people in the BDSM community are to insecure to “speak up” about the plight of the novice who is “preyed upon”. Really? If there has been a single recurring theme in all my time in the “community” it has been the incessant hand wringing and…

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  • I am not the man I used to be…

    I am not the man I used to be…

    Well, at least I hope eventually I won’t be. There will be lots more detail later but for now those of you who are stalking me shoudl go over to the Fitness Blog on Atomalon where I am video blogging my progress towards a newer, smaller me. A sample, you ask? Sure. But go check…

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