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Batman is dead! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264 RIP Adam West, you will be missed for having the campiest TV show of all time. Also, family guy will never be the same without you.

Would it be okay to characterize your relationship as one with a power dynamic. There's nothing wrong with that concept, it's been in existence for thousands of years across sexual orientations and genders. Being a versatile myself, I find one position or mode of mentality difficult to maintain and equally less fulfilling for me as time goes on. At times, I want to trust my partner with the lock and key, in others I want him to trust me with it. Giving orders or performing those orders both appeal to me. Another complexity in my relationships, when we get to the point of exploring this part of the relationship, it is difficult to meet each other's needs or my needs specifically as I find many men are stuck in one mode of behaviour with little deviation (you may have differences in public versus personal life, but it is hard for guys to be sub or dom if not used to it), true switch/versatile guys are harder to find than ambidextrous.

Fish Sauce Chicken wings I am not joking, it's actually part of Viet-American cuisine and it's amazing. The salty nature of the fish sauce with some vinegar and sugar makes for a delicious seasoning for chicken wings. On top of that, I'd go with Texas BBQ ribs, not the dried kind from Memphis. Burgers from Midwest, Illinois/Wisconsin/Ohio. Fish Tacos from the california Cole Slaw and collared greens from Deep South And Chowder from New England.

Shakespeare has many fine words and many fine speeches, but on this day I commit to thee, Henry V, St. Crispin's Day speech: Here's the Entire Speech: Here's the Modern version (I like Olivier's version, but this had more weight to me personally as I knew of this one first):

Confucius' philosophy and my views have differences in social organization and morality, but in terms of government organization, and the role of leaders in a nation, I am probably one of his deepest disciples. I am going to paraphrase a Chinese question and its dialogue: A question in the Confucian Dialectics is asked among Confucius scholars that is both broad and narrow: How does one "know" what they are doing is right for a nation? Student 1: "One does not need to know as the Tao/"Way" is best revealed by inaction and the freedom of the people will allow nature to run its course. It is best to be Right and Good through the flow of Tao." Student 2: "One should "create" what is righteous and good for the people's benefit, inaction will only lead to confusion as none can find harmony, nor Tao/the Way without direction." Student 3: "One should seek to observe what has already been set as righteous by divine law of Gods and ancestors, we human beings cannot know what is righteous or good, so we must accede to the wisdom from the ancients." Student 4: "One should seek out the price of rice, vegetable, and meat in the market place. For above all these ideas of the direction of a leader, no nation can exist without its people having enough food to avoid hunger. It does not matter if the path is achieved through direct charity of divine rituals, release of rice from government granaries, or removal of tax on rice as the people will befed. If a leader should achieve a time where even beggars will not want for a meal, then he has done right by his people." --------------- Student 1-3 reminds me of Libertarian, Liberal, and Conservative political divide, but Student 4 is someone Americans and I think Western Politicians have rarely seen in existence, a leader with no care of ideology just the results for the good of the society. Leadership rises above ideology

My Sun sign is Cancer and Moon sign is Gemini, my moon sign makes me versatile and my sun sign makes me empathetic. I'm single as well, but it doesn't mean I am a Monk There are a lot of guys who enjoy the lighter aspects of BDSM even without the restraints and continuous control that relationships offer. At its heart Role playing is an important part of the experience, you do not need complete trust in that, just two people willing to partake.

No insinuations, just want to clear that point, because there has been a misconception between BDSM and Sado-masochists. Practicing BDSM does not mean we operate under pain, or creating pain. As for denial, there are a lot of games that goes with it too. That's what I mean by conditioning your sub. It's a Pavlov trigger.

No problem, though it is fun, restraints are not for everyone and there are different types to suit needs even among those who use it. On a related question, how do you maintain your conditioning and control? I tend toward edging and control through stimulation and denial, because it seemed to be the easier approach without implications of physical abuse. Pain only goes so far, desire goes further. BDSM might seem amalgam to Sado-masochism, but they are two different concepts.

I would advise against going leather or metal initially. The Basic restraints that come with several BDSM kits are velcro based, probably the most flimsy and will wear out within a year of use, but it will help you or your sub adjust to the feel. Give it a try on both sides, restraints are an interesting feeling and they give more power to the dom with the subs reduction in motion. However in the nd, it goes back to what a lot of others have said, it's a sign of trust and love that you would put your freedom in the hands of another person.

Good Pun Here's a question for my counterparts, I think metal bondage gear is better than leather. I've noticed that leather wears out far too quickly, even though it is popularize as part of BDSM cliche, leather restraints do wear out. . Anyone else have similar experience?

I switch around, but never assumed dom role with another dom. There was an encounter where we both preferred to be in control, but I let the guy be the dom and I took over sub,. He operated as a "passive" dom and I was an "active" sub, orders and actions were balanced off. The Dom and Sub roles can be further divided into active/passive.

I've been in and out of BDSM along with various fetish play, never used a safe word.. In practice, I enjoy the Dom role, but also enjoy sub role as well depending on circumstances and type of games that are being played. BDSM isn't strictly sexual, there are a variety of games that couples enjoy, some erotic and other just physical. My last boyfriend and relationship was over 6 months ago, which had elements of BDSM.

A Special Tribute for Sir Winston Churchill: This was a good shortened version of a great speech: The actual version:

Like many horror fans, I am awaiting Ridley Scott's return to Aliens Franchise with Aliens: Covenant. It is a highly anticipated film for horror junkies, while I did enjoy "Split" with is psycho horror, I am still a fan of hybrid Sci-Fi/horror genre. Dead Space will remain a favorite game of mine. I love getting scared a bit, then finding a hand to hold preferably a boyfriend's hand, and then later on release the stress of the experience in a fun way That made me think about an old Buzz Feed from 2013 that I found again and I think many people in similar positions on being gay and enjoying horror can appreciate: There’s Something Inside of Me”: Coming Out As A Gay Horror Fan Being a horror fan, even a Sci-fi/horror fan, is taboo even today. There's an innate association that if you like horror movies and evil over the top murderers, you must be into sociopathic or psychopathic things, which really isn't true as I haven't enjoyed a real life serial killer or forced any alien worms pop out of people's chest yet I think this sums it up for me as well as other gay horror fans: I can't be the only gay author on GA, who likes the thrill of fear and it's innate connection to our community.

Sorry for the double post, but the old teapot (Ms. Angela Lansbury) still sounds the same Now that's the original song

I just remember the old teapot singing it, I know Celine did a song for the new movie

He shall be missed, I loved both movies for different reasons. For Philadelphia, I am glad that a positive gay movie was out in front of people with A-List star power like Tom Hanks in the 1990's. It was a good movie with themes that are pertinent in today's world just as they were 20 years ago, except we've gained 20 years of history with wins/losses in court on a long list of battles. For Silence of the Lambs, I am a huge Hannibal fan, "Yes I want some Fava Beans" , and I understand the trans community disliking the portrayal of a transperson Jame Gumb, but the guy was clearly psychotic rather than a a transperson, just because you put on lipstick and a dress does not make you a transperson and I think in 2017, our community has evolved on gender identity topics to a point that we can definitively call this character merely a psycho, just like Bates before him.

This is stuck in my head, damn you youtube recommendations: I didn't even know Celine Dion did a cover on the song

So you need a "safe" spot on your phone (Sorry never thought I'd hear you ask for a safe space anywhere) Beyond that, my S6 was getting old and slow, my plan was up finally with Sprint, and I am not going back to Apple under iPhone 7 or whatever they come bck with, so the S8 was logical upgrade after I left my carrier. Sounds like your tech review guy is also in love with the S8's new design as well If this is the future, I'm game for it. The seamless screen/ infinity displays is something I wished they could do for tablets more so than smartphones alone. It makes the movie watching experience that much better in full screen

It's been out for a few days and I am one of the early adopters, I like the seemless design and the new interface system. So far it does not overheat, which is a huge relief versus the S7. The redesign makes this feel like what traditional iPhones used to be aiming for, lightweight and minimalistic click and play interface. I am not bashing Apple's design direction, but I am impressed by how Samsung is taking what they've failed at in the past and coming up with something even Steve Jobs would be happy to put an apple sticker on. I won't say it is perfect, Bixby is easily the worst thing to come out in a while since Cortana and Siri basically stole the show like a Madonna lesbian Kiss, but he is actually a good idea just need to be trained better and get program with maybe an upgrade to his base program. Despite that, the phone is still really nice. For the beautiful design, I think the S8 and I will have a nice long term relationship for phone standards of maybe 2 years, if Samsung can keep this up I might commit to the new integration platform they're considering for smartphones to become PC's. I am also not the only nerd to notice the new redesign: http://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-s8-review-the-prettiest-phone-wins-1794526975

To add to your treasure trove from the Google Developer on AI: I will add Robotics advocate and Developer David Levy's article from CBC http://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-319-becoming-kevin-o-leary-saving-shaker-music-google-renewables-marrying-robots-and-more-1.3921088/a-i-expert-david-levy-says-a-human-will-marry-a-robot-by-2050-1.3921101 Robotic-Human Marriages should be possible by 2050 according to David Levy, but I think with the growth of artificial intelligence and micro-processing computing power, we may need to revise that target sooner. An area I worry about in terms of Robotic Rights is that like LGBT community, human/bot relationships may not be accepted in society. There's nothing technically religious, socially adverse, or culturally taboo about robot/human love, unlike homosexuality, but it is not an easy idea to accept that someday you might see your kid marry a robot in the same vein as a same sex partner in the past. For me, though I don't speak for GA or its members or admins, I believe Robosexuals should be accepted within the spectrum of human sexuality and perhaps be part of our own community, once technology has matured to the point of relationships. Robots are gender neutral by default and can change their sexual orientation and gender identity alongside their human partner, so I think robosexuality is a future topic and concept that we have to confront within our own community with open arms of friendship.

Think of it this way: Some girls like to accessorize and have add on to products they own. A robot male partner is just a natural extension of it, the potential for an obedient, loving, and unfailingly loyal "man" is what a lot of women want, plus gay men. If I can program my bot to love and serve only me, buy additional software like a hand tool to move things around the house, bluetooth to diagnose issues with smart TV and washer, or convert his functions for bedroom play . I think we're entering the future of robotic, but this frontier has already been dreamed up by Sci-Fi writers for decades. Heck even Matt Groenig, the creator of the Simpsons saw this coming in his show Futurama:

Vous savez que je parle le francais http://fr.ubergizmo.com/2016/12/29/francaise-tombee-amoureuse-robot.html