Being Human

Swingers on Friday at Club M4

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My longtime readers will know Club M4 rather intimately...though perhaps not by name. The opening stanza of Just Prey - Savannah Book One uses this swingers club as a setting. In fact, the setting was used a few times within Savannah lore for settings. M4 is a place that we first *ahem* cut our swinging teeth almost two years ago. Having been to regular Liberty Village BDSM parties, a friend of mine suggested we try M4 when we were first dating. For awhile, we became semi-regular at the place. M4 is a basement club, in all respects, located along the lake shore in Toronto's west end. One enters the joint from street level through glass storefront doors that open onto stairs descending into the depths one full flight down. Opening [Read more...]

Swingers Afternoon At Oasis Aqualounge

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√Toronto Skyline by Sam Smith

Slowly sipping my Mill Street Raspberry as M'lady tastes her spiced rum and cola...we have a shady spot on the deck to wave at those peering out from the building next door. Yes, this is our life. Swinging and sweltering in the city heat. It's a sunny afternoon, and we're sitting by the pool at Oasis Aqualounge. Oasis is one of Toronto's more notorious clubs. It is one of a handful of swinger/sex/nudist clubs in the city. Right now, other than Mrs. Stranded and I, there are four guys, one woman, and three couples either in or around this pool all nude. That is it other than visits from a few staff taking breaks. Yes, writing this post nude. Should I provide evidence? There are two buildings, one east, and one west, tall enough [Read more...]

Vasectomy Blues

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Vasectomy Prevents Abortion by Francis Storr

I've had a few people tell me I should not openly tweet about my procedure the last few days. They say it is a private matter and should be kept to myself. However, think I need to 'splain myself again. When first I was sitting in the waiting room for my consultation in January, I began doing Google searches on vasectomy stories. Horror stories, I tell you...all of them. During that consultation, the doctor told me that the procedure failed on half a percent...there was infection after the procedure in less than half a percent...there was constant dull pain that followed in less than half a percent... Yet every last story was one of how things had gone wrong. I could go into, and even thought about going into, the gender [Read more...]

Haphazard US Airways

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Let's start at the very beginning...a very good place to start... Dateline, June 2013 I sat in Billy Bishop terminal just prior to boarding a Porter Airlines flight from Toronto to Newark, New Jersey...this is where our adventure begins. An email from US Airways arrived to say that my connection from Newark to Charlotte, North Carolina was overbooked. I had time before required at my final destination so I phone and offer to voluntarily switch to another flight. Thus, I avoid flying with US Airways that trip as they switch me to Delta with a flight voucher for my next trip. At the time, seemed like a great idea with our plans to travel to Atlanta in October of 2013 and London in March of 2014. Dateline December 2013 For [Read more...]

Evolution and Other Stranded Plans for World Domination

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As I hit the post button we are about to board our US Airways flight to Philadelphia for our connection to London before our drive with Molly and Michael to Bristol. We have been warned that Molly's car is small, so hoping @MrsStranded and I packed light enough. Oh, right...knew I forgot to mention...I have been packed since Sunday. Was a bit over excited about all that was happening. That plus the fact of having no time with being busy with my teen daughters on Monday and a class that @MrsStranded and I take on Tuesday. Normal stuff, you know. Wait, I forgot to explain something else. Dammit. What did I forget? Oh yes, from now on @strandedGF shall be forever known as @MrsStranded. Evolution, my friends... Did I not mention the [Read more...]

Rough Patch

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The month of February 2014 has not been a stellar one. Has been a rough patch for Laura (@strandedGF) and I but, waking up this morning, the bright end of this tunnel has begun to focus. By rough patch, not suggesting we, as a couple, are having issues. Quite the contrary. After this month, I suspect we will be closer than ever. Due to Laura working on a project for a little known overseas sporting event, our schedules have been chaotic. It began two weeks ago yesterday when, due to a last minute staffing change, rehearsals began for Laura. In the sixteen days since, she has worked fifteen hour shifts twelve times, and ten-plus hour shifts three of them. One day she slacked off and only worked seven...of course that was her scheduled day [Read more...]

We’re Coming to Eroticon 2014…and We’re Bringing Snow

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Seems time to write this for the upcoming Eroticon 2014 in Bristol. The conference is March 8-9, but we will be in Bristol March 5-10 as part of something we have heard described as a vacation. Regardless, for vanilla reasons, this trip will be a wonderful long glass of water after walking through a big ole' desert. It is funny as I recall very specifically a March weekend in 2013 when Laura and I mused about going to Bristol for this year's conference. We were watching all the live-Tweeting coming out of Bristol during the 2013 conference as we ate our breakfast. Of course, this was all before knowing about Eroticon USA that we were happily able to attend back in October. Regardless, this is our introduction for Bristol, as many of [Read more...]

The Evolving Atheist: Mysterious Endings

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Initially written on January 16, 2014 I know...I know...you were all expecting the continuation of The Evolving Atheist in the same tone as the rest...but this one is different. As I begin typing this one out, this was not what I expected either. The waiting room is rather dark and mysterious feeling. Although, considering what they do in this place, my own gestalt may be adding in the mysterious. Truth, however, as one in the designer side of the construction/millwork community...they should have done better than this. Funny, on Twitter earlier today I was having a discussion with @mollysdailykiss about how the UK is moving towards educating acceptable sexual practices using shame and guilt. This place smells of shame and is a [Read more...]