sex forums Torchlight: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Do We Care Enough?

Sorry, all. I'm on a roll, when it comes to social issues in this country. And unless you've been under a rock, you know the biggest political issue we have at present is the state of our health care system. I had a friend write to me recently, complaining about it all. She has a family and her deductible is $5000. Yes, you read correctly. But she has a problem in how all of this, when coupled with the necessary/unnecessary spending being done for the economy, is going to affect her financial future. Thought you might like to peek in...

"You are absolutely right, honey. The biggest problem in all of this is not that we can't create the plan -- we can. This plan is meant for two segments of the populations -- those who don't have health insurance at all, and those in your position, with standards from a company that most rational people simply cannot afford. The Democrats have bungled it, because they are trying to ram a bloated bureaucracy through an already overloaded system that is based on economics from World War II, instead of overhauling it totally.

Nearly three-quarters of a million people file for bankruptcy in this country every year because of finances related to health problems. In Britain -- none. In Japan -- none. In Germany -- none. In France -- none. Why? Because of the WAY they administer their programs. They're not socialistic at all. But we are the only country in the entire developed world that allows the INSURANCE companies to PROFIT off their clients. Foreign health insurers exist only and solely to pay for medical bills, as long as the premiums are paid. We should, we could have absolutely the best health care in the world in our country. But we don't...because of greed. Now, you patriot, just relax...think about it. It's because health care administration is beholding to the dollar. Because of the way it's run. Because insurance companies have departments that routinely DENY coverage, particularly to those with a pre-existing condition -- the people most likely to need their help.

Let's say you were hit by a car and you are in _________Medical Center. Honey, your insurance company will go into your records to find ANY MEANS NECESSARY to deny you help, because they say it keeps their costs down. Bullshit. When a simple MRI in this country costs around $1500, while the same procedure in Japan, using the same methods, costs less than $100 a pop, it ain't hard to see where the money goes. THERE is the real problem, and neither party wants to seriously deal with it. Because THERE'S the politics of it all, with special interests being so influential in this area. Please, please don't believe all the scare tactics you've heard about. Like so many other things, the bottom line here is NOT being unAmerican. It's not a socialistic ploy. It's money and profit, plain and simple."

Now I realize I have opened the door here. And that's fine...we're all friends. Just be respectful and keep the name calling down to "Yes, Ron, if you can lower my rates, I'll be glad to suck your cock!"

The light is always on, everyone.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

A Sign Of The Times

This has absolutely nothing to do with sex....

Many of you have heard me say that I think it's important in the course of our daily lives to find regular attendance somewhere, a place that makes you feel comfortable. A "Cheers" philosophy. I don't give a damn if it's a bar, a library, a park, a strip joint or what it is. As long as you are made to feel welcome, it's right. Well...this morning, I saw something that is making me change my own regular spot.

I go to a coffeeshop near Lake Michigan here in the Chicago area. Been going there off and on, through changes in ownership, for nearly 10 years. Always felt welcome, always felt appreciated. This morning, I saw an elderly woman who'd had a stroke in recent months for only the second time since spring. Thankfully, her speech was not affected, her mental faculty still fairly active. She never got around very quickly, and she now has a walker to help her in her daily travels. She lives in an apartment building next door, so the shop is convenient.

This morning, as she came to the door, I saw the owner of the shop -- a fine man, by all accounts, and a friend to me -- stop her as she walked in. He spoke to her briefly. She then turned around and left. Went outside to one of the sidewalk tables, sat down and began to cry. I look out the window and saw this. I went out to say hello. She hugged me tight and said she was glad to see me. I asked her why she was crying.

She said, "____ won't let me come into the coffeeshop anymore." I asked why. She said "He told me he was afraid that if I fell down in the store or had another stroke while I was in there, he might get blamed and his insurance rates would go up. So he just told me I couldn't come in anymore."

Stunned, I went back in and asked him. "Sarah says that you won't let her into the shop anymore. Is everything all right?"

He said to me coldly, "It's none of your business, Ron. Stay out of it."

I was just dumbfounded. I picked up my things and I left.

Is this where we've gotten to in this country? Are we so concerned for ourselves that we can't look past our own blinders to help someone else in need, even if it's a cup of coffee? And is there any greater example that we can see to believe and pass national health insurance for ALL of us? A man whose character I previously would have taken a bullet for has now gone the way of so many, because he is paranoid about being liable for the health and safety of someone else. Someone who was a customer to his business and a friend for years. She is now a bit more infirmed, and he suddenly turns a strange new leaf. And "it's none of your business..."

Of course it is. It's yours and mine. We no longer know how to take care of each other. All we know is that if it doesn't affect my wallet, my backyard, my domain, I want nothing to do with it...and if it does, it better be to my advantage.

It adds to the anger inside. The woman is eighty years old. Eighty. She's less than five feet tall and weighs probably 90 pounds. And she's a threat to raise liability insurance rates, because she walks in the door. How about accomodations to change where she goes, how far she come in, if that's a problem for you? How about extending a hand to someone less fortunate, because it's the right thing to do?

We don't care anymore. And I lament it terribly. And they lost a customer of ten years today. Tomorrow I look for a new regular place, where they want to know my name and talk of life. On this day, when a great man of the country is being buried and the anniversary of a hurricane reminds us of how much we still need to do to take care of each other.

A sign of the times...you can have it....

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Like It Was Yesterday....:)

Let me tell you about discovery. This is an absolutely true story...well, aside from you Harem girls, everything I write is fact. This is about self-discovery; I will never forget it.

Eleven years old. I had already walked in on my parents fucking more than one. They were quite noisy, and it was probably the one thing they did give me...the noisy part. I read about sex on my own. I wondered about women's breasts. I marveled that at times when I would touch myself, it felt...good. I remember when my kid brother and I would be in the bathtub together and I would get an erection. He ran into the living room and yelled "RONNIE'S PEE-PEE JUST GOT REAL BIG!!!" And naturally, BOTH Mom and Dad came in to look...and laughed. I remembered being totally embarrassed, because I couldn't explain why my penis had gotten that way.

I do remember later lying in my bed. Every time I touched it, I felt this jolt through me, especially the tip of my cock. I didn't know whether to be afraid of it or keep playing. I suppose this is where my own sexual bravery was born. My brother and I shared a room and it was in the middle of the night. It felt very natural to pump myself up and down. And my breathing changed. And I got faster and faster. Every time I hit a certain point, I stopped, because it scared me. I did this for a couple of nights...I jus didn't know what in the world was going on.

Finally...it did feel like something was going to come out of my cock, and I didn't want to get in trouble. So I made sure that I had not one, but two towels under me. And I also made sure that I knew where sheets were, just in case. I was determined to find out, whether it would kill me or not. So I waited until everyone was asleep. And when a boy is eleven, it doesn't take long to get the erection...maybe ten seconds.... And I stroked myself. I shook it around, I even tasted the wetness on the tip with my fingers, that's how curious I was. I began to feel those stirrings coming up and my immediate impulse was to stop.

But I forced myself through it.

It began in my torso and went down my legs. I felt it hit me like electricity, in small bolts that to me were giant shocks. Then...it happened.

I orgasmed.

I began yelling in the middle of the night, but did not let my cock go. It was hot and wet on my hand and on my stomach. I screamed and woke my brother up, scared shitless. "What, what, what!!!???!!" I couldn't move, and thankfully my brother didn't turn on the light. I said "Bad dream". First thing I thought of. He turned over and went back to sleep.

Or tried to.

I cleaned myself off by pulling one of the towels out from under me, breathing in a way I had never done before. And my cock stayed hard. I got myself off three times that night...probably in ten or fifteen minutes. Each time I yelled as I still do today. After the second time, my brother took his blanket and went into the living room. The third time was just as strong and powerful as the first, and I yelled and screamed again, just as I do today. That never changed.

Discovery can be a wonderful thing. Only now I enjoy the company of others...whereever they are right now...:)

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

On My Way Back...

...When you get knocked down, the only real option is picking your ass back up. I'm getting there, all. Patience... And much appreciation for the support you offered me recently....

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Rough Sex As Therapy?

This one is hard, maybe the hardest post I’ve ever written. I've been trying to write it for nearly two weeks now. I am admitting something about myself that very few people might understand. But I need to stay true to myself insofar as being open and laying it all on the table.

I grew up as a kid watching parents in alcoholic states constantly. They were violent to each other, physically and emotionally. They never really stopped until fairly recently…yes, both are divorced and still with us. They often parlayed that into bad treatment of children in the house, and it was a constant battle to make sure they were satisfied at all times. That way, you wouldn’t get hurt. I have been hit in the face with a baseball bat. In my youth, I got into physical brawls with both Mom and Dad. I have borne the scars of having to go out to a tree, pick out my own switch and bring it in to them, only to have them beat me with it. So you learn this skill quickly and efficiently…especially on a binge.

Because of these examples, for the vast majority of my life, I’ve been proud of the fact that I have never lost my temper in front of people. I don’t know a living soul who has really seen me do it. That is both a blessing and a curse. I don’t hurt anyone in any way…but I have done awful things inside my own spirit. I am deathly afraid to show this side for fear that someone might get in the way or, even worse, I will reject someone out-of-hand – the very thing I fear would happen to me in relationships and friendships. I have always, always taken pride in my care and concern and respect for others. If you read me regularly, you know that I do my best to offer one good thing to someone on a daily basis…it is one of the basic tenets of my life. I do my best to share it and to instill in others (including all of you horndogs) a similar sense of obligation and love.

But I do get angry. Oh my God, I get extraordinarily frustrated and too often simply bury it. I have been to counseling to discuss it and continually get the same advice – to channel such anger in other ways. “….and Ron, it should be easy for you, with the kind of work you do…”

Nope. It doesn’t. Never has. Actors…indeed, people in the arts learn very quickly to categorize their lives in order to KEEP order. It is necessary to be able to withstand the rejection naturally contained within the job itself. I have long maintained that the two most irritating words an actor can hear on a daily basis are “Thank you”. In the business, we all know that means “don’t call us we’ll call you” or some other nonsense. Those who are strong enough learn to handle it. And since I've been an actor since I was 16, I regard myself as a good example of endurance.

My last month or so has been packed with events and people that have created one of those stretches for me. Job frustration in keeping them coming. Friends I’ve lost because they judged me badly on reading my blog, people that I thought would understand…it’s not the first time it happened and won’t be the last. My very nature tells me to reach out. If someone rejects you, pick your ass up and do it again…simply learn to be more selective….yeah, right… My financial status is back in flux again because of the job. On and on…It all culminated a week ago this past Friday when I was attacked and robbed after a show. Three men (maybe they were kids, I don’t know) tackled me from behind. Two of them held me down as a third went through my wallet and took $40. I got punched in the back of the head. Then when a car went by, they threw my wallet down and ran.

Since then, the angst, the anger has built more and more. I don’t know what to do, I’m so in turmoil. The only thing I have found that works in deflating the anger is something that I can only talk about here…and even then, I hope you understand. I don’t want to lose friends here too.

Very rough, let-it-all-go, harsh, loud and vocal sex. I put it boldly to see the words myself.

It requires a friend and/or partner willing to offer that kind of gift. And understanding that it’s both a sacrifice and a strength to allow me to me as dominant as I need in order to circumvent these godawful feelings. She needs to be just as submissive and challenging at the same time. I WANT her to fight me just a bit. I NEED to be able to vent in a way where she knows, she feels confident that when it’s all over, she will be nurtured and taken care of. And even as I write these words, my eyes fill up…I don’t know any other way in my life to find solace, because this could be potentially painful, which is why I know I could never go totally BDSM. I absolutely respect it as a tool in one's sexual arsenal...it's just too far for me.

But God help me, this is what works. I have been able to find such extremely rare occasions, maybe four or five times, with two women who are still friends today thankfully. Anyone who knows me knows that I am fervently against violence of any kind. And they would be just as chagrined and shocked to know this about me. I have nowhere to go with it. I am a loving, patient, absolutely open soul, I feel. And I don’t know how to stand up to this any other way. There are women I've had intimately in my life who have utterly no knowledge of such a feeling from me. It creates an intense feeling inside of anger and loneliness. Maybe you remember the post I wrote just a little while back, asking you all the question “How do you deal with feeling lonely?” Well, at present, this is why I am at that point. And the notes that I got from a couple of you, telling me to quit whining…fuck you. If you only knew…

Tell me you understand. Tell me someone will fly here and be my weekend bitch, so I can stop crying. It’s embarrassing to share, but it’s part of who I am, so I'm not at all sure if I should even feel shame. I don’t know if this is courageous or foolhardy to admit such a thing. I can just imagine it like the AA meetings that my parents never attended:

“Hello. I’m Ron. And I want to fuck and slap and suck you and make you listen to my profane language and help me get my anger out by using you, your body, your mind to do so…” Christ.

I just need to know that I’m not fucking nuts. There is so much more I want to share, but I fear enough. Please. Talk to me, ladies and gentlemen.

I am so tired inside…

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Group Post: "I Saw Myself Reflected"

I saw myself reflected in the bottom of the glass. The occasional tear floated gently, but painfully from my eyes to the whiskey. The music playing in the background was like a bad movie...and strangely appropriate for the moment I was in.

The waves of Irish rippled incessantly every time I moved it, the whiskey's amber color mirroring the mood of the evening. I finally made up my mind that I was going to find the woman in my life that I wanted, the one who echoed my own feelings about life and love and dreams and sex and ambition and reaching out to others. I was tired of waiting, tired of not being the man I wanted to be with her, for her. My breaking point had finally come. And I simply couldn't...not anymore.

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When I told her, the empty protective shell had already begun to rise in its galling mask around her. I had done nothing wrong, and she knew it. And still she felt like she had to hide. Bitch. I never lied...I never deceived. I always supported. And it was the best fucking sex she'd ever had, she as much as said so every time she let loose in bed, in the hallway, in the car, on the beach, in the department store, with her best friend, everywhere. But there it was...the truth, staring her in the face, and she couldn't take it.

I took the last of her things back to her place. She met me at the door, makeup blotched and running down her cheeks, hardly breathing when she saw me. I laid the boxes down. I went to her and said "When time passes a bit, let's talk again. You'll always be in me somewhere." She reached out in tears...finally, the mask came down. We hugged quietly. I reached down and squeezed her cunt in my hand and she froze, her breathing becoming halting. I moved the robe out of the way and said to her simply "Just hold on." I put three fingers in her and cupped the upper part of her pussy in my palm, squeezing and shaking it. Her grip became tighter, her voice getting higher as this unexpected sex moment became more real. Shaking her pussy in my hand harder and faster, her holding on as if this might be the last moment of intimate joy. After about five minutes, she began to shake in my arms, her cunt pouring juice out like a fountain, and still I stayed right there, making her understand what she would be missing, among other things. She collapsed into me as I continued as long as I could, my pants totally soaked from her pussy...

And then she fell to her knees, crying and holding onto herself like a new baby. I bent down and kissed her head, beginning to weep a bit myself. And I left her there.

I drove to Pete Miller's Pub and ordered a Jameson's and ice. I began to sip it slowly, achingly, thinking about the evening's events. The piano was playing a sad, halting tune that only served to remind me of the pain that I had to create...in order to achieve the movement I needed to find.

In a while, a lovely woman sat a couple of seats next to me and ordered a chardonnay. She saw my mood. She took a drink of her wine and looked at me. I looked at her through my glazed eyes. It had been a long night already. She smiled gently at me. Pretty. Jeans, black heels, easy demeanor...

And as she smiled, I smiled back. We stared for a long time, as if contemplating each other. Then my wisdom arrived....I downed my drink. Gave the bartender enough for mine and hers. I said to her "Another time. Please...maybe tomorrow." And I walked out into the rain...

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To sing, to laugh, to dream, to cry...to be free to walk the road I needed to walk, until someone wants to come along for the ride...until I again see my reflection in someone's eyes...


Another time, my dear. I need to catch my breath...

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

As Soon As I Know How...

...I'll let you know. Trying to come out with a realization about myself (no, I'm not gay...lol...). A couple of people know it out here. I become this at very select times, and I've been able to utilize it very sparingly for my own control and relief.

It's been a really bad week. Culminated by Friday night, getting mugged and robbed.

I'm just so tired and angry right now. Full of emotional and sexual frustration. I've not kept up with a couple of friends out here because of my own goings on. I apologize. When I can find the words, I'll share with you.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

The Best First Date Ever

A loving, hot, wonderful woman in my life wrote this for me once. I was reminded of the entire evening once more, so I thought I'd share it with you. Lots of life left in the ole boy yet, folks....come and get it...

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The bar was busy at 8:30 p.m.

Music from the piano floated through the room, wafting between the patrons and the servers. I scanned the faces, none of them familiar. I asked the waitress if she had seen him.

“Here I am!”

I turned to see a handsome man walking down the stairs. Dressed in a black turtleneck and jeans, he was holding a package in his hand. As we embraced, he handed the package to me.I unwrapped the package. Inside were white daisies mixed with baby’s breath, a lovely spring bouquet of my favorite flowers. I couldn’t help but smile. “Thanks so much,” I whispered, kissing him on the lips. “I’m sorry I’m late,” he replied, “but I wanted to buy these for you.”

“Would this table be all right?” the waitress asked, pointing to a location near the piano. “Could you find something a little more secluded?” he asked. She showed us to a table at the back of the room, where the notes from the piano and the conversation from the bar were muted. Where we could talk.

We ordered white wine, and he turned his chair to face me. I was a bit nervous about this meeting, for I had never met any of my blogfriends in person. Now I have been fortunate enough to make many new friends through this medium, but for one reason or another our relationships have remained in the virtual realm. This man, though, was different. His comments on my entries became increasingly flattering and personal as the weeks progressed. When I learned, to my surprise and delight, that he lived within 50 miles of my home, I decided I just had to meet him. He was just as surprised and delighted about my availability, and our initial E-mails quickly turned into excited telephone conversations about when and where we should meet. I dressed simply for the occasion—white sweater over black pants with a black blazer, black winter coat and black chunky-heeled loafers—and drove to our meeting place with just a bit of trepidation. What if this didn’t work out? What if I didn’t like him? What if he didn’t like me?

Quickly, so quickly, the concerns I had vaporized into the comfortable atmosphere of the bar.

His relaxed manner put me at ease immediately. We found we had much to talk about. He is an actor in our city. I had seen him on stage many times in the past, I realized as he listed some of the productions he had been in. We also have several mutual blogfriends, we learned as we talked and laughed.And we talked about sex, more and more as the evening progressed. He told me how attractive he thought I was. I looked into his eyes and his cheerful, seductive smile and thought this is a man I could make love to. As we talked, I rested my hand on his leg. After a bit, I absent-mindedly removed it. “No, please,” he said, “leave it there.” I did.

I leaned over to kiss him. His technique was masterful: soft at first, then increasingly insistent, conveying his thirst for sexual satisfaction, his hunger for my body. At one point he grabbed my hair and pulled me toward him, holding me tightly in his embrace. I was startled, but the gesture caused me to melt inside, and the desire within me began to burn ever hotter.

I cut a piece of the bread the waitress had brought with our wine. He dipped it in olive oil and held it to my lips. I opened them and he placed the bread inside my mouth, allowing his fingers to linger. My lips closed around them and I licked them as I would a cock. He asked me to pinch his nipples, and I did it, repeatedly. He threw back his head and moaned to communicate his pleasure. He kissed and caressed my fingers in a warm and sensual way. He asked me to stand behind him and rub his neck, which I did. I leaned my entire body into him. He felt so warm and arousing. He said he would love to lick my pussy. I said that I wanted to suck his dick. We embraced again and shared a long, searing kiss.

He asked if he could feel my breasts. I said of course. He moved his hands over my sweater, rubbing my nipples. I moaned and felt my panties begin to soak through. My pussy was throbbing, aching to be filled with his cock. I was just about ready to strip off my clothes—the bar was emptying out and perhaps no one would notice—when he whispered in my ear “Please stand up.” I did, and we moved to the corner of the room, where there was a bit of space to maneuver. The piano was still playing jazz tunes, none of which I recognized in my state of entrancement. He held me close, and I wrapped my arms around his back. We danced as one, my body glued to his, my mind tracing every movement of the erection that was straining through his pants. Dancing always makes me horny, and this was fanning my flames into a raging inferno.

About one in the morning, as the music was ending, we put on our coats and he walked me a short distance to my trusty minivan, his arms protecting me from the cold. He was parked a few blocks away, and I offered to drive him to his car. When we arrived the spaces around it had been vacated, and I pulled up behind. The street was quiet and dark and offered enough privacy for what we really wanted to do.

We kissed, again and again and again. His hands roamed delightfully over my body, and I sought to match his intensity with my own. He reached inside my waistline and pulled my pants down, which I gladly allowed him to do—the only thing keeping any clothes on my body was the cold outside air. He slid his fingers inside my panties, along my freshly-shaved vagina, and skillfully inserted two of them into my pussy. I came almost immediately, and very forcefully, in response to this stimulation.

Withdrawing his fingers, he held them up in the dim street light so that I could see my juices glistening on them. “Lick them off,” he commanded, “and tell me how sweet you taste.” I did as he said, working my lips and tongue up and down them, wishing they were his hard cock after he had spurted his semen. “They are,” I gasped, “so sweet.” I sensed more than saw him smile in response.

He slipped his fingers beneath the elastic of my panties once more. Again, his two fingers worked their way between my labia, basting in my hot juices. I ached for his touch, his feel inside me, and could only think of how ecstatic I would be if he were to fuck me right then and there with what I was sure would be his thick, pulsating cock. All too soon, after bringing me to the height of several more orgasms, he withdrew his fingers again, this time placing them between his lips, and moaning at the pleasure.“Yes, honey, your pussy is very sweet. Now I want you to go home and do something for me, before you go to bed or do anything else. I want you to sit down in a chair and masturbate yourself to another orgasm. Use a toy if you like, but fuck yourself to a cum, a hot, hard cum, before you fall asleep.”

I don’t know how I managed to drive home in my fully aroused, consciousness-addled state. But as soon as I opened the door, I headed for the nearest chair, shedding clothes as I went. I spread my legs wide and fucked myself furiously with my fingers, thinking about how hot it will be when I get filled with his cock, and then ran upstairs for a thick cock-shaped dong to finish the job.

Thanks for a memorable evening, Ron.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Well, I Got Tagged...

....I swore I wouldn't do these things very often, and since a good one sent it to me, I'll do my best to briefly entertain:

Here are the rules:
1. Mention the person (or people) who tagged you. I got this from....NITEBYRD
2. Complete the lists of 8s.
3. Tag 8 other bloggers and let them know they have been tagged....I don't tag anymore, so....

8 things I am looking forward to:

The next woman in my life, whoever she is
Playing golf
My new digs
The next job
Getting to know you
Fucking my brains out with someone who will let me
Finishing my script
A really good bellydancer

8 things I did yesterday

Brief reunion with an old friend
Morning coffee
Looked at three apartments
Bought a new shirt
Work
A cold beer
Talked to family on the phone
Rode my bike

8 things I wish I could do

Get a new car...or a motorcycle
Buy a round of drinks at some saloon
Lose these constant 20-25 pounds
Enjoy some company with a few of the women I know out here
Run my own theatre
Write on a regular basis
Offer some financial support
Find a couple of old friends

8 Shows I watch

24
Jon Stewart
Classic reruns on a local Chicago TV station here (the timing with work)
Various news programs
Late Show With David Letterman
Lots of PBS (can't limit this to one show, sorry)
The in-season sports (I admit to being loyal)
Extreme Makeup Home Edition (my one guilty pleasure)

8 favorite fruits

bananas
watermelon
honeydew
canteloupe (You see a pattern?)
strawberries
pears
apples
grapes

8 Places I'd Like to Travel

Ireland
Australia
Spain
Canada (Vancouver, specifically)
Various states (Arizona, Florida, California, Maryland, Hawaii)
England
Japan
The Netherlands

8 Places I've Lived

Chicago (presently)
Indianapolis
New York City
Omaha
And all the Indiana towns: New Castle (hometown)
Bloomington
Muncie
Richmond

...and lots of other places...

8 People I've Tagged But Who Don't Have To Do It If They Don't Want To

You just take it, reader. It's all yours.