Mrs. Lion has unpacked almost all of the kitchen. We now have a table and chairs set for meals. The pots and pans are hanging over the counter, and our dishes are unpacked. She’s getting used to her “atomic” (induction) range. It’s incredibly fast heating pots. It’s also Mrs. Lion’s birthday and we will have some Carvel ice cream cake to celebrate.

All of our BDSM and sexual activity is on hold. If I’m up for it, Mrs. Lion said I can have an orgasm. Yes, please.

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Moving is exhausting. We’ll have to work hard to restore our normal rules and punishments. The spanking bench is covered with stuff pulled from cartons but not put away. The massage table and waxing stuff are scattered or still packed. I’m just learning to find my way around our house. Before we can return to fun and games, there is a lot to do. It’s been almost two months since Mrs. Lion spanked me.

I hope we can find our way out of this mess soon.

Happy birthday, Mrs. Lion!

I started writing this post several times. I never got past the first few paragraphs. Nothing seemed right to talk about. A lot has been running through my mind. Mrs. Lion’s birthday is coming up in a couple of days. I’m feeling old and helpless. No, not because of her birthday. We are in our new house, and the combination of new surroundings, my declining eyesight, and boxes everywhere, I don’t feel safe anywhere except in bed or at my desk. I haven’t been anywhere other than the ensuite bathroom for over a week now.

Mrs. Lion is doing her best to work and unpack. It could be months before I can safely move around the house. This situation is depressing. I feel alone and trapped. My lioness is doing her best to clear the rubble. It’s a daunting task, and her energy is limited. She’s working hard to make things as normal as possible. I wish I could help.

These practical issues are more important than the sexual/recreational activities we love. It’s been almost two months since she’s spanked me. I had an orgasm a week ago. It was one of those “sneak attack” orgasms that arrive without warning and produce very little in the way of pleasure and semen. We plan to try again this weekend.

It’s not fair to make a list of what isn’t happening. Moving is traumatic. My to-do list includes reviewing the Mature Metal waist chain and its extremely short male chastity device. I’ll do that as soon as we can get some manscaping done. I’m way too furry for photography.

Meanwhile, we are doing our best to survive and dig out of the sea of cartons. More in a day or so.

Mrs. Lion and a friend are busy packing. I reminded Mrs. Lion to pack the paddles before her friend arrived. Her friend has no idea what we do and would almost certainly be shocked and put off. I had a male chastity device on my desk. I planned on reviewing it before we move, but time got away from me. I put it into a drawer for safekeeping and distance from prying eyes. Today, the handyman comes to deinstall our water filter and smart thermostat. He is also taking down the last of my ham antennas.  We’ll meet him at the new house tomorrow and he will reinstall the stuff.

When we were at the house on Saturday, we set up our WiFi using our new router and access point. We have a 5g T-Mobile Internet connection there. It was originally meant to back up our Xfinity cable Internet. We were delighted to learn that at the new location, the T-Mobile 5g connection is 245 Mbs. That’s faster than the Xfinity. We will bring our cable modem with us when we move and add the cable Internet to our home network. Mrs. Lion works from home and doesn’t get paid if she can’t access the Internet. Her company contributes to our bill.

All packing here has to be done today. We will be at the new house tomorrow with the handyman. I suppose that Mrs. Lion could leave me there and return to the old house and pack some more. That would be a huge waste of time. The new house is over an hour away. There is a ton of work for the handyman at the new house. I’m sure he’ll be there all day.

I would be very surprised if Mrs. Lion’s friend didn’t stumble over a sex/BDSM toy as she helped us pack. We may have some interesting conversations today. I’m not all that concerned. I think that Mrs. Lion did a good job getting spanking stuff out of the way. If we need to explain a toy, I’m happy to do it. Why not? In my experience, people only ask about things that interest them. They ignore and overlook other stuff.

Mrs. Lion has taken time off to deal with the move. Today is the last day to finish packing. Wish us luck.

google is the largest spammer

Most of the spam we receive comes from gmail accounts. Spammers set up thousands of “burner” accounts that they can use to blast spam and then move on to another burner account. Google does nothing to prevent this outrageous abuse.

Yes, I get it, Google wants to make it easy to own a “safe” anonymous email account. In doing so, they have created a haven for phishers and other spam. My spam filters fail because the thousands of gmail accounts come and go before any of the email protection services can blacklist them. I’m starting to wonder if I shouldn’t simply block all gmail accounts. I know that some of our readers use gmail, but the proliferation of gmail spam is getting out of hand.

Most email hosts offer a way to blacklist domains. Maybe I’ll add gmail.com to mine.

We are in the middle of our move. Things aren’t looking too good. The movers are coming Wednesday, and we have a lot of packing to do before then. The logistics aren’t easy. On Saturday, we rented a UHaul truck and hired workers to load and unload. They took our outdoor furniture, barbecues, gardening equipment, and other bulky items. By doing this we saved the expensive movers an extra van. As it stands, they say they need two vans and two days. The load on Wednesday and unload at our new house on Thursday.

Tomorrow, our handyman is coming to uninstall our water filters, thermostat, ham antenna, and other stuff. He returns to the new house on Tuesday to reinstall that stuff. Logistics, logistics, logistics. That’s been my job. On Saturday, after the UHaul was unloaded, Mrs. Lion and I set up the new WiFi in the house. It works! That means our household automation will be plug-and-play when we move in.

The big, scary part is packing. I don’t think we will be ready on Wednesday. We have to be. Maybe we will make it. We’re spending Wednesday night in a hotel. All of our stuff will be in the moving vans, We have a large credit from a travel agency. I’m using part of it to pay for a suite in a Tacoma hotel. It will be a nice treat after a day of loading a truck. We plan to unload and set up as much as we can on Thursday. On Friday, Mrs. Lion can return to our old house and clean up.

We are both unhappy that we only got to stay here for four years. We expected to be in this house twice that. Neither of us is very good at change. We like things to stay constant. Moving is pure stress. Mrs. Lion is working hard to stay calm, but the effort is taking a toll on her. I wish I could do more to help. Meanwhile, we stay happy and very much in love. I’m very grateful that I found such a wonderful mate.