I’ve been reading a good deal about Edward Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) and his love for his wife Wallis recently. I’ve read his own autobiography, a biography, and some items posted on the internet.

Edward was of course the King forced to give up his throne in the 1930’s because of his intention to marry the twice divorced, American, commoner Wallis Simpson.

The historical record of this affair of the heart is huge, and it leads to an extremely interesting question.

Did the King give up his throne because of an overpowering love shared between himself and his lady, or did he give up his throne simply because Wallis was willing to indulge his foot fetish, his need for humiliation, and his desire for ‘cruel mommy/bad little boy’ games?

The entire tragedy is looked at by some as the greatest love story in the annals of history. Others view it as a loveless but amazingly erotic affair.

We live now in a wonderful time, a time in which it is so much easier to explore the deep and dark realms of fantasy. In which it is so much easier to find someone within whom love and lust can be combined.

Desire, fantasy, fetish. These are amazingly wonderful passions, passions that should be explored and embraced. How lucky are we to be living in a time in which that can be done with relative ease.

To close on a lighter note though, in my reading I’ve encountered countless photos of Wallis taken around the time of abdication. What a marvelous looking dominatrix she must have been. How majestic she must have seemed towering over and humiliating His Majesty.

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I will admit to jumping into new things with great gusto. Just look at bdsm; who would have thought that a young ladies fantasies would turn into the main focus of her life. I don’t view my easily aroused enthusiasm for a myriad of activities as a negative though, rather I am pleased that my interests are broad, and that I am able to pursue them with great gusto.

At roughly the same time as I bought the vintage Airstream, my very good and amazingly kinky friends V&K bought a vintage trailer of their own. I look forward to traveling with them soon, but haven’t had the opportunity to do so yet.

Talk about great gusto though, I’m afraid that they have me badly beaten in the gusto department. I’ve taken mine out on four trips this summer. Salem, Oregon, Cannon Beach, Oregon, Fort Stevens, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Washington. Not many if they were weekend trips, but they weren’t each was almost a week long. Almost four weeks this summer in my Airstream, I thought I was doing a good job getting value out of the purchase.

They’ve got me beat though. We had the opportunity to talk last night, and it sounds to me like they have been out and about, enjoying their wonderful traveling home virtually every weekend of this fine summer.

The motto ‘wear it out, don’t rust it out’ is a great one to live by, and I have to salute my wonderful friends for living it to the fullest. We only go through life once, and I think that we owe it to ourselves to make that life as full, interesting, and exciting as possible. It is truly wonderful whenever I encounter people who do exactly that.

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My most recent interview is now up on Toxic Treat, you can read it here.

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They also suck, play with themselves, have affairs, partake in threesomes, explore fetishes, and enjoy bdsm.

They are a reflection of society at large; they are a reflection of us.

Elected officials fuck.

I would have assumed this truth to be self-evident.

Apparently it is not.

I find it very odd that we as a society always react negatively when we learn that our elected officials do indeed fuck. That they are indeed human.

I am not sure how we as a society expect them to reproduce, but it seems we just might think that they utilize some form of asexual reproduction not yet recognized by science.

This post is not a commentary upon those politicians who are rightly ousted for hypocrisy, those who like Washington’s own Representative Richard Curtis vote against equal rights for homosexuals while are indeed homosexual themselves. Such people deserve the ostracism and condemnation they receive.

This post is however a commentary upon those politicians who are ousted from their offices for showing a healthy interest in fucking, but who have not engaged in the condemnation of others, or efforts to keep rights from others simply because of what they enjoy in the bedroom.

(As an aside, this post is also not about Airstream brand travel trailers, and I think that I may be hearing some cheering about that in the background!)

The latest victim of this nonsense, of societies shock that elected officials actually fuck is Arlington Oregon Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist.

The Mayor has an exquisite body, and to document it she had some not very racy erotic pictures taken. She’s a single mom, and shocker of shockers, she would like to have someone whom she can love and fuck. To find that special someone she posted these pictures on MySpace.

Well, of course the town found out, and of course the town was outraged. The Mayor was forced from office.

The story from MSNBC

What I am proud to see is that the Mayor did not shy away from the controversy, nor did she apologize for her actions. Rather, in true capitalist fashion she decided to sell some of the pictures on eBay. Signed even. You can buy yours here.

I bought mine yesterday, and am proud to have the opportunity to show her my support.

This nation, our nation, faces serious problems. We need the very best people possible in our elected positions each of them doing their best to move our country through troubled times.

We don’t have those people. Congress and the Administration are filled with mediocrities. It is of course much the same on the state and local levels.

Everyone, including politicians, fuck. We demand to know everything there is to know about our politicians, including whom and how they fuck, then we condemn them for fucking.

We will not get the best and the brightest our nation has to offer as long as this state of affairs is allowed to continue. Extremely smart people will avoid holding public office because they are smart and want to avoid such scandal.

We will have the potential to get the best and the brightest our nation has to offer once we as a society recognize that everyone, each and every one of us, has a skeleton in the closet, that each and every one of us likes to fuck in a way that someone else might just consider strange. We must recognize that whom and how our politicians fuck is private and should not be used against that person. Only if we do these things will extremely smart people want to hold public office for only then will they know that whom and how they fuck will not become household knowledge.

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A very vanilla post about a very vanilla vacation. We shall return to kinky pleasures soon!

I just returned from a nice long Airstream tour of the Washington State grape growing regions. A wonderful trip, so I thought it might be helpful to post something of my experiences here.

I left the Seattle area and spent one night in the town of Prosser. In Prosser I stayed at the Wine Country RV Park.

Unfortunately the Park didn’t quite live up to my expectations and I likely wouldn’t return. It was extremely hot without a reasonably sized tree anywhere within the park to provide a hint of shade. The park did offer WiFi, but required permission from management to connect, and utilized an odd connection process in an apparent effort to keep non-park visitors from stealing bandwidth. The sites were small, and my electrical hookup seemed weak. I didn’t try the provided cable TV connection, but a fellow a few spaces over said it gave very poor picture quality. There was a pool, but it is closed in the early evening, so by the time it was within the shade, I was unable to use it. Lastly I should mention that the bathroom/shower facilities were very nice, but alas there was a fee for using them. Nightly rates seemed about average for the area.

I may have enticed one of our neighbors in the park to give Airstream a try. He was in a brand spanking new SOB (Some Other Brand = any trailer other than an Airstream), and came over to ask about towing as he was shocked that I was able to pull my large Airstream with a 1500 Chevy Silverado. Apparently his SOB has been giving him a good deal of sway problems. In any event he was curious to learn that I have not had his bad sway experiences, and he seemed quite interested in the fact that an Airstream as old as mine could be so nice inside. Perhaps his next new RV will be of the silver variety.

Beyond the RV Park Prosser is a great place to taste wine because the wineries are mostly located in a compact area, and some of them are quite beautiful. The staffs are generally very friendly and knowledgeable, and some fun wines can be found.

From Prosser I moved to Walla Walla where I stayed at the Fairway RV Resort.

I enjoyed this park, and stayed for three nights. While again it was without much in the way of shade trees, it is a brand new park, and they seem to be making heroic efforts to get the little guys growing. The WiFi was easy to use and fast. The park offers no pull through sites, but the sites were reasonably sized and easily accommodated my Airstream, my truck, and the car belonging to the people I was traveling with. The bathroom/shower facilities were quite nice. No other amenities were offered or advertised. Nightly rates seemed about average for the area.

Two items seem to merit special mention. If one stays at Fairway, it is gated at night, and one had better keep the gate code handy for it is closed up at 6:00pm each evening. Also, the park is divided into two sections with buildings separating the sections. These sections are not visible too each other. I did however walk to the second section, and it is obvious that I was in the nice half. The second area seemed quite dumpy. I don’t know if rates are cheaper there, so some folks deliberately choose it, or if the staff directs visitors to one half or the other based upon their perception of the RV one arrives in. I do know that we were surrounded by very large and newish motorhomes in the nice section, while the other section seemed populated by old looking SOB trailers. Assuming that the staff directs based upon look of the RV, they must not have realized just how old my vintage Airstream really is.

Generally speaking the wineries in the Walla Walla area are not as nice to visit as those closer to the Prosser area. They just don’t seem as large, or as fancy. That said many of them have dedicated tasting rooms within the town, which is quite nice as one can walk from room to room and sample a great variety of wines. It is also my opinion that Walla Walla area wines are of better quality than those from elsewhere. Spring Valley and Otis Kenyon should not be missed and both have tasting rooms conveniently located downtown.

I did, while staying in Walla Walla, travel to Pendleton Oregon, and one restaurant experience there merits special mention I think. Hamley Steakhouse offered an amazing dinner and their own-labeled wine was superb. While there a visit to the Hamley store shouldn’t be missed.

My last night was spent in Ellensburg, where I stayed at the Yakima River RV Park.

This park was like a step back in time. It offered no amenities, but the location was beautiful, with full hookups and all pull through spaces. Self-service, you pick your spot, and leave your money in a box. It was quiet, in the middle of a working cattle ranch. Surrounded by large trees, and close to the river, I loved it, and will certainly return. A newer Classic was parked next to me, the only Airstream I shared a park with on this trip. The rates at this park were a bit high for the area, especially given the lack of any amenities, but it was so peaceful that I was quite happy to pay them.

While in Ellensburg I found another superb restaurant, Pearl’s on Pearl Bistro. Simply amazing food, with a wine list to match.

I did drive into the two other RV parks in Ellensburg; Yakima River RV is clearly superior provided that one can live without amenities.

Lastly I should mention that on the way back home, driving just east of Ellensburg I was passed by an Airstream so well polished that it made the eyes hurt just lookin at it!

I see that this post has grown quite long; I hope that it proves helpful to those traveling through Washington’s Wine Country.

It was a fun trip, but family was around throughout most of it, so I had to behave! I'm pleased to be back home, back to my dungeon!

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Dino -vs- Christine

Casino Chris, the best one so far.

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I was rather surprised that I didn’t get very much comment on my previous two kinky travel posts. I thought that people might have strong opinions about the idea.

The second post in the series did get a long comment, and despite the rather angry seeming tone of that comment, I think that it contained a very valid point of view and concern.

Posting though has helped to refine my own thoughts on the idea, so I thought it appropriate to share a scenario I had in mind.

A nice weekend in June when the weather is wonderful in Eastern Washington.

A small group of RV’s meet in a campground outside of Walla Walla on Friday evening. Kids aren’t along for the trip, but the adults are all kids at heart, people who delight in joyful adult play.

A campfire is born; snacks and libations come out to pave the way for folks to get to know each other.

There is no structure to the event, people are free to do as they desire throughout the weekend. This is though Walla Walla, home to amazing Washington Wine. What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday, visiting wineries and tasting their wares. Maps to these wineries are given out, recommendations of course as well.

Wine is the small cities largest attraction, but certainly not it’s only one. A delightful shopping district beckons, and history abounds throughout the area.

The day done Saturday evening will likely find many of our campers sampling one of Walla Walla’s fine restaurants or another. Then back, back to that fire and the fellowship it provides. A sharing will likely occur, not only a sharing of the wonderful wines found that day, but also a sharing of hearts and emotions that can only occur when one is truly accepted. That acceptance promised for everyone shares a similar sexual outlook and level of interest. At this fire there need be no fear of prudes, no fear that others will be shocked.

Sunday, a departing day. A sad day perhaps, but if the job has done well, if the magic has flowed, perhaps a joyous day as well. Joyous because of the new friendships just starting to bud, because of the new understanding received through honest and open sharing with others.

That is, I think, a perfect example of what I have in mind.

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I’m a member of a very large and active forum, well run, well moderated, chock full of great information.

The owner sells a bit of advertising on it, and he asks for donations from those who use it.

I could spend hours a day reading there the volume of content is so high, so I can’t imagine how long it must take him to keep it all humming. Hosting must also be extremely costly each month.

Yesterday I noticed someone posting, upset that the owner was asking for donations. Wanting to know where the money went, questioning if it were fair to ask for donations considering that the owner went on a costly vacation recently.

This perspective strikes me as very odd, yet it is also something I have seen online many times. For some reason there seems to be a large percentage of people out there who expect everything on the internet to be free. Who somehow believe that if ‘the site owner was really into bdsm, he wouldn’t be trying to make a buck off his forum.’

I must say that on a conceptual level, I can’t understand such views. Just because someone is making a buck or two off his fetish website doesn’t mean that he is any less of a true fetishist.

On a practical level it gets worse. If enough people hold these odd views then owners of wonderful sites will not have the resources to keep them going. We loose I think many tremendous fetish sites because people are unwilling to support them.

Visitors to a site that requests donations are of course under no obligation to donate, and I think that decision can be reasonably made either way. I don’t think it reasonable though to somehow become offended because a donation is asked, or to start believing that someone is not truly interested because he is asking.

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I hope that you will come and visit me soon!

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Camping, RV’ing surrounded by people who embrace their own alternative sexualities, no matter what those might be or those who for whatever reason choose to affiliate themselves with people who explore these alternatives. All within an inclusive, non-threatening environment.

That would be I think a very sound basis for such an organization as I mentioned in my previous post.

I think that a weekend or a few days RV’ing in a beautiful campground can be energizing and a wonderful break for most anyone. I imagine that if one were surrounded by others with similar lifestyles that wonderful break could be ratcheted even closer to perfection.

It seems to me that we have in the bdsm community alone large numbers of people who will not attend bdsm events because they are uncomfortable playing in public or watching others do so. I imagine also that even the events which are largely limited to discussion tread too close to public play for many of these people.

I have to wonder if a vanilla event surrounded by kinky folks wouldn’t be a very good fit for those who currently stay clear of bdsm events.

I am much less familiar with the public poly community, but I imagine it to be much the same situation. A very active minority attending sexually oriented events, the large majority staying home, doing their thing in private.

Again I have to wonder if a vanilla event surrounded by poly folks wouldn’t be a very good fit for this majority.

I must admit that in my own life, in the past, I adored kinky events. Seminars, play parties, discussion groups, I found them all wonderful. Now it seems that I am much less interested in such events, and my attendance has fallen as a result. I would, I think, now prefer to simply hang out in more traditional ways with fellow kinksters than to join in at a major play party. I don’t want to overstate this, I do still love a great play party, but I also love my vanilla time with kinky friends, and I think that time is more meaningful to me at this stage of my life.

I think that this social interaction would be the main, likely only purpose behind such a group were it to be successfully formed. A way to deepen old friendships and make new ones. A safe place in which one would not have to be afraid to expose his or her unique sexuality.

Indeed it could even be a wonderful way to meet new people whom one would be able to play with later. It is I think difficult to meet wonderful people to share our adventures. Helping a vanilla partner to find the joys in our kinks can work, meeting partners online can work, and meeting people at community events can work. I wonder if meeting people at a vanilla event populated by kinky folks wouldn’t work best though. If the vanilla social situation wouldn’t allow a perfect opportunity for potential partners to get to know one another. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Jim and Polly met Ken on the events first evening, got to know each other that night and the next day, then all after this foundation was created got to see how well that bed made for two worked for three.

I don’t think that I would see such a group limited to any particular alternative sexuality, rather an inclusive group that celebrated all of those alternatives.

I wouldn’t think that it should be limited to partnered folks only as ‘play’ groups are. Play would not be the purpose of the group, so I don’t imagine that singles could harm the group’s energy at all.

Lastly I would see no need or desire to limit the group to RV people. While for me, RV’ing is perfect at this point in my life, there was a time when I adored tent camping, and I know many who do so now. The point would be the getting out and into the campground, not how one does so.

I would love to read your thoughts.

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