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Owning BethbyKarenkay©
I work as a secretary for a large investment firm in New York. My name is Beth and I'm thirty four. Been married to a wonderful guy for six years.
One of the girls, at work, wanted to celebrate her birthday. . She invited me and some of the other girls, for a drink at the little bar not far from our office after work. I'd intended to have one drink then make my excuse and leave but, for the first time in a long time, I felt relaxed. I was having a good time.
I excused myself and walked outside to make a call on my cell phone. I wanted to let my husband know that I would be late. He wasn't too pleased and became unreasonable. Irritated by his vile mood I cursed him and slammed the phone down.
"That's not the way to treat an innocent piece of equipment, Beth!"
A deep voice, I would have recognized anywhere, whispered from behind me. "You!" I exclaimed, my voice sounding strange, as if I was hearing some other woman talking.
My stomach lurched followed by a sinking feeling. My heart seemed to stop beating. I felt my toes curl. I started to perspire. I was having trouble breathing. Through my mind an image flashed of the way his thick penis had twitched, as he'd held it while urinating.
A week earlier the plumbing in the men's room had flooded and the men had to use our toilet. They were supposed to pin a sign on the door, if they were using it, but my boss must have forgotten because he was standing urinating, with the cubicle door open, when I'd walked in.
I could not help but look as the biggest cock I'd ever seen blasted its content into the bowl. He'd turned his head and looked at me and had made no effort to hide what he was doing. When he finished he gave his cock a couple of shakes then used a sheet of toilet paper to dry it.
He stroked it a couple of time and it grew and grew till it stuck out like a flagpole pointing at me. He was grinning evilly as he slowly put it away and calmly washed his hand before leaving the room.
On the way out he casually pressed his hand against my sex and I collapsed against the wall as an orgasm swept through me. I'd had no idea that I'd been so turned-on by the sight of his man's penis.. From that day I was a wreck and kept blushing fiercely every time I saw my boss and he knew it and would smile knowingly.
So there I was in the Bar with only my boss in the passage. Before I could turn around he pressed his body against my back and pinned me against the wall. I could clearly feel his erection pressing against my buttocks. His hands held my hips so that I couldn't pull away. My breath caught in my throat. The head of his hard penis wedged itself between my buttocks. It pressed hard against my anus.
Because it was so hot, at work due to faulty air-conditioning system, I was wearing only a dress and a tiny g-string. I'd taken my jacket off, after entering the pub. It felt as if there was nothing between us as the bulbous crown slowly moved up and down the cleavage, between my bum cheeks. I nearly passed out when I realized that the only way it could do this was if it was sticking out of his trousers.
His hands gripped my breasts. His fingers closed around my nipples, fingernails digging into the puckered flesh. The resulting pain was sharp and searing but strangely welcome; I gasped as it thundered through my body and came to rest between my legs. My pussy began to throb and I felt moisture begin to ooze out of my pussy.
My worst fears had come true I was alone with him and completely helpless. I was shocked rigid, that the man could be so brazen in a public place. I froze unable to move.
I should explain. My boss, who is black I might add and old enough to be my father, is very handsome and sexy. He's divorced and a letch and had been after me for ages but I'd always managed to keep him at arms' length.
However the sight of his huge black cock had haunted my dreams ever since I'd seen it and now I was trapped alone with my nemesis. We were in a short passage, leading to the lavatories. I knew that at any moment someone could make their way to the toilets and see us. I silently prayed that no one would come while, at the same time, hoping that one of the girls would need to go pee. I figured that I could escape the man's clutches without too much fuss.
Sensing that I was helpless he became bolder. He kissed the nape of my neck. The touch of his lips caused the short hairs to stand up. A shiver sped down my spine. One of his hands lifted up the back of my short skirt. The only garment protecting my pussy was my tiny g-string. The thong had been swallowed in the cleavage of my bottom, leaving my buttocks naked as I wasn't wearing anything on my legs.
I might have been in shock but my pussy was already reacting to his presence. I felt a bit of moisture between my legs. One of his hands slipped inside the front triangle, of my g-string. I felt the tips of his fingers slide easily along the slit of my pussy, making me realize just how wet I already was. His naked erection never stopped pressing between my ass cheeks almost as if he was trying to penetrate my smaller orifice, through my garment.
Despite my efforts to stifle it a deep-throated moan of pure pleasure came from my open lips as delicious tremors of exquisite ecstasy swept through my body. A finger located my clitoris and started to strum it into a vibrating hardness, adding another dimension to my arousal.
His tongue licked my ear lobe, one of my most sensitive erogenous zones. I felt my stomach knotting and my very wet pussy tingling wildly as overwhelming arousal flooded through my lower body.
Though my mind was scrambled, by conflicting emotions, I realized that he must have followed us and been waiting for this opportunity. I shivered with fear. I wondered how I could get out of the situation. I didn't know it for certain then but it was already too late!
He easily steered me into the men's room. The door, of the cubicle, had hardly closed behind us before he pushed me against the toilet. His eyes were hard, bright and cruel and completely mesmerizing. I started to protest but his mouth covered mine, smothering the words.
His tongue dug deeply inside my mouth. I soon discovered how powerless I was against his strength, boldness and my own swift arousal. The hot burning in my pussy was so intense that it was almost painful.
He pulled my short skirt up to my waist. His mouth was still covering mine allowing no sound to escape. His hands slipped up my naked thighs leaving a trail of goose bumps on the skin. His upper body pinned me as he held his hips away from mine so that his hand could more easily slip under the flimsy triangle of material.
His fingers combed through the curly tangle of my pubic hair. The other hand cupped one of my bare buttocks. His strong fingers kneaded the flesh, as if it was dough. Fingertips parted my pussy lips.
His middle finger slipped all the way into my wetness, adding even more heat to my arousal. I felt my treacherous vaginal muscles swiftly clamping around his finger, as if to make sure it stayed wedged inside my wetness.
In a last ditch effort I tried to wriggle away. I tried to protest, once again, but his tongue was deep inside my mouth stifling any sounds. My strength vanished when his thumb found the tip of my clitoris and teased it expertly.
I gasped into his mouth. I felt my taut body responding wildly to his expert touch. My love button was fully engorged and vibrating as he strummed it. My hands, of their own accord, gripped his shoulders. I felt an orgasm begin to swiftly rumble to life, somewhere in the depth of my womb.
I couldn't remember ever having been so quickly aroused. He slipped another thick finger inside my quivering pussy, while his thumb continued playing with my clitoris. I was shocked, to the core, when I realized that the loud squelching sounds were coming from my pussy. It was incredibly wet from being fingered by a man who was not my husband and who I had no respect for.
Suddenly I began to cum and couldn't control my body and had to clutch him for support. My orgasm lasted for a long time as my vagina gripped his fingers like a fist. My clitoris was vibrating and the squelching sounds were even louder. Love juices were sluicing out of my vagina as if I was peeing and coating his fingers and palm.
The man had managed to make me climax, with his fingers, with consumed ease something no other man ever had before.
My orgasm began to fade and my body limply sagged. He removed his finger, from my dripping vagina. My legs were so shaky that, when I tried to stand unaided, I slid down and ended up sitting on the toilet.
"You've been thinking about me since last week, haven't you, Beth?"
My boss said as he knelt, next to me. "You've been thinking about my cock and how wonderful it would feel wedged inside that white married pussy of yours! I bet you could think of nothing else over the weekend, Mrs. Warner."
How did it know?
He slipped the top of my dress, down baring my breasts. I wasn't wearing a bra and his mouth clamped around one of my nipples and started sucking. His hands pulled my g-string all the way off. With the last obstruction out of the way his fingers were free to slip in and out of my wetness freely while his mouth never stopped sucking on my throbbing nipples, keeping my arousal at a high pitch.
Because some of the arousal had been a little doused, by the orgasm, I was able to think a little more clearly. I felt madly guilty that I'd allowed him to control me so easily. His use of my married name made me think of my husband and how beastly I'd been to him on the phone.
Shamed by guilt I made another effort to extricate myself, from the dangerous situation. I managed to dredge up enough strength to get on all fours, intending to crawl away. It proved to be a mistake!
My short skirt was still bunched up around my waist and, without my g-string, my most intimate parts were completely exposed. His fingers gripped my hips and pulled them backward. My heavy breasts dangled so that the swollen nipples brushed against the floor. Reaching under me his hands cupped my orbs and kneaded them hard.
He toyed with the hard nipples, rolling them between his thumbs and forefingers, until they felt as if they would explode. There was pain and there was pleasure and the two sensations blended into one. My nipples were very hard and throbbing wildly. The tips of his fingers dug into the elastic flesh as he pulled my breasts downwards.
My husband is a gentle lover and I'd always responded to his tenderness. Suddenly I realized that the forceful way this man was handling my body had awakened a dormant desire to be conquered by a virile man. I wanted him to dominate me and treat me like a slut.
I groaned with ecstasy as waves of exquisite pleasure raced through my body. My head sank down on my arms and my bottom rose in the air and I could feel the head of his black cock lodging between the damp lips of my labia being coated with my sex juices.
Suddenly he thrust forward and lodged his rod deep into the heated moistness of my sex. I'd never been penetrated by such a huge cock before and I shrieked from the incredible pain of the initial brutal penetration.
Fortunately it was swiftly replaced by incredible pleasure. Responding lewdly I rolled my bottom around massaging the pulsing flesh of his penile crown with my vaginal flesh, as it sank a little deeper inside me.
I'd never experienced anything like it. It felt as if a thick branch was invading my pussy, stretching it further than anything I'd ever envisaged. There was pain but there was also incredible pleasure. I also realized, to my dismay, that I was committing adultery!
I'd promised my husband, as a bride, that I would be faithful to him forever yet there I was, with another man's massive cock wedged deep inside my sex and loving the sensation. Guilt swept through me but strangely it added to my arousal, instead of dampening it.
Unaware of the emotional turmoil I was being subjected to my boss's hands freed my breasts and slid between my thighs. He stroked the lips of my wet labia and thumbed the hard and slippery button of my clitoris as he continued to press his cock deeper and deeper inside my pussy.
He grunted with pleasure as I spread my thighs wide apart to make it easier for him to defile me. He pulled his cock back so that only the tip was still lodged between my sex lips. He gripped the base of his hard rod and rubbed it savagely up and down my pussy slit, lubricating the domed head with my copious sex juices.
Without warning he slammed the head back between my sex lips, with a powerful thrust of his hips, driving the full length of his penis deep into my receptive vagina. I received his hard, throbbing black cock inside me with a howl of pain and ecstasy. My legs were jerking spasmodically as I felt the huge thickness of the shaft surge all the way up inside me, opening me up as I'd never been before.
I never wanted it to stop. He skillfully used his considerable strength to pump his hard rod deep into me, again and again. He seemed to be striving to bury every inch of the hard cylinder of flesh deep into my receptive wetness.
Reaching beneath my clenched bottom he dug his fingernails into my flesh, causing me to heave my bottom up with convulsive jerks, as he continued to spear his hard black cock into my pussy with short but very fierce strokes. The pain emanating from my lacerated buttocks blended with the ecstasy from my vagina.
I contracted the muscles of my vagina, squeezing his rod, as I felt the onset of another orgasm. All my senses and emotions were cantered on the thrusting rod inside my vagina. I felt shivers rippling up and down my spine.
A sensation of hot, liquid heat bubbled deep inside my lower body. With an increased burst of energy my boss banged his pelvis against my bottom like a pile-driver. He was pumping his hard rod between the slippery walls of my vagina with shuddering thrusts causing my breasts to wobble all over the place.
I was fully complicit in my defilement as I heaved my ass up and down, grinding my pulsing pussy against him, squeezing his huge black shaft with my vaginal muscles. The pleasure was almost unbearable and, when it exploded, my huge orgasm was overwhelming.
It flowed around the tumescent cock wedged so deep inside my vagina like a maelstrom. I was only vaguely aware that he was filling my pussy with his semen, at the same time. He kept his cock wedged all the way inside me and my pussy sucked up every drop of seed. Weak and dizzy, from the fierce climax, I collapsed on the floor and felt his cock slipping out of the sheath of my sex.
He knelt up as I struggled to sit up. My emotions were in turmoil but I knew one thing for certain. Something had happened to me and I knew that I'd given myself completely to him and now, in a way, belonged to him and would do whatever he wanted.
"Beth that was fantastic!" he said.
"I knew from the moment I clapped eyes on you that you would turn out to be the most exciting woman I'd ever been with. From now on you're my property. I'm going to train you to become the best lover any man could hope for."
"Please don't! Please remember that I have a husband. I already feel so guilty that I've been so wicked."
"You are a married slut who's cuckolded her husband, Beth." He replied.
"You've tasted pleasure and you will crave for more. My seed is filling your dirty married pussy, at this moment, my dear so you see you're mine and I intend to have you as often as I want!"
I started to stand up but he forced me to my knees as he ordered me to clean his cock with my tongue. I did as ordered. I took the semi-hard organ into my mouth and, using my tongue, cleaned it.
Proudly I swallowed the combination of his sperm and my love juices. Strangely I felt privileged to be allowed to perform such an intimate act. I felt his sperm dribbling out of my vagina and trickling down the inside of my thighs. I think it was then that I realized that what he'd said was true. I was his to do whatever he wanted with.
Shakily I stood up. I started to wipe my pussy but he ordered me to stop and keep his sperm inside me so that I'd be reminded that I'd been conquered. Silently I got dressed. My emotions were in turmoil. I left first.
Thankfully there wasn't anybody around to see me sneaking out of the men's room. On shaky legs I went back into the bar. I was intensely aware of the sticky sperm drying on my skin causing it to pucker.
Fortunately the girls were too busy larking about to notice my flushed state. I sat there trying to sort out my emotions as I kept an eye out for my ravisher. Tremors continued pulsing inside my sex. I could feel that my clitoris was still swollen and ultra sensitive.
My boss must have gone out the back way because I didn't see him again, that evening. I felt as if I'd been abandoned. I prayed that he'd be waiting for me outside even if it meant having to debase myself again. He wasn't waiting. It's hard to describe my emotions as I made my way home.
My husband was angry, when I got home. How dared he when he'd neglected me for so long?
I told him to get lost and locked myself in the bedroom. I couldn't bear having him next to me. I'm sure that if he'd touched me I would have screamed. I took all my clothes off. I looked at myself in the mirror. My boobs were sore and I could see bruises on the inside of my thighs. My pussy was swollen and red-looking. I touched it and the lips flowered open.
I could see sperm shining inside the open passage. I slipped my middle finger inside my vagina. When I brought it out it was gleaming with sperm. I lifted it to my mouth and used my tongue to lick it clean.
As I swallowed another man's sperm I suddenly climaxed. It was so strong and so sudden that my legs gave way and I collapsed on the carpet. I squirmed and arched my back. My head was tossing from side to side.
One hand was squeezing a breast as spasm after spasm welled up in my sex before flowing through the rest of my body finally fading and leaving me so exhausted that I fell asleep on the carpet. Throughout my orgasm my mind had been filled with images of my boss.
His words were not idle ones and my boss has indeed trained me to be his obedient slave. He decided that he was going to breed me and now I am about three months pregnant and starting to show.
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Joined: 06 Oct 2015
Posts: 16
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:16 pm
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No offense Johnl, but I have done my research and I'm just trying to help out by suggesting to stay with a single fin for the gorge.
It's faster, they turn just as well, no ocean waves in the gorge last I heard, single fins have less drag, drag will make your arms tired faster, you slow down faster and you get on a plane slower among other things.
I realize they are on sale and it sounds like a fair deal to me for what it is. But for the Gorge... stay single and keep it simple if you want the best ride.
Or with all your research, tell me what it is about the multi fins that you expect to gain? I really am curious.
That said, it all works and you'll have fun on just about anything if you're not that picky. I am picky though and I spend a lot of $$ to make sure I have the best boards on the planet. Saving a few hundred to get something that I know isn't the best....not for me anyway. I put a high value on fun and I do notice I have more fun on boards that really work well.
I also realize some people will not notice the extra drag and will not notice the finer points of any board if they don't push the limits of what that board can do. So if it feels good to you, you'll like it. What the heck, you'll have a lot of fins to talk about. But if you ask the people that actually shape the boards, almost all will say a single is better for the gorge.
Just my two cents after 33 years of "research".
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:25 pm
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one last thought. I bet there are a lot of folks at the Hatchery that use a lot of fins and I know there are some guys that are really good that use them. I just wonder how much the really good guys pay for them? I don't see a lot of "custom" ordered quads for the gorge. Lots of production boards but who's spending real money for them?
Find a good sale and eh, you'll get used to the board and be happy it only cost you so much.. but for some that's not good enough.
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Location: Hood River OR
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:49 pm
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Your entire premise is based on that everybody is the same. They aren't. If we were all the same there would be one model for everybody. Some people like different things. Personally when I'm on 3.2 or 3.7 wind for my 185 pound body I like to go a little slower. I enjoy a little more drag it gives me more time to smell the roses (or enjoy the swell). But I have no idea why you think my arms will get more tired. That one is beyond me. Have you tried using harness lines?
Some people under similar conditions may like going as fast as they can, but EVERYBODY isn't the same. Hence different boards.
For slightly less winds, I really enjoy my Realwind Fish. It took me 20+ years to finally give in and try a tri fin and I really enjoy it. When the winds are too light for that, you will find me on a single fin (tried the twin fin and really didn't like it).
So I'm glad you are particular and enjoy spending lots of money to satisfy it, but since I'm retired and have a lot less income, I would rather find a board that I enjoy for the best price.
However I am surprised after your "33 years of experience" that you believe that everybody is the same......
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:59 pm
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Not sure where I mentioned any about all being the same...
Want more drag, throw an anchor out and then try sailing with a harness and tell me how it goes. Do you stay hooked in when you jibe?
Really, take no offense from me as it's not intended that way at all. I just really can't think of a good reason to add more drag to your kit.
Try dragging something though and see how your arms hold up after a while.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:06 pm
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cgoudie1 wrote:
I have a buddy here in SLC with an 8'2" Bonzer that might have 5 days total on it. I'm thinking I'll offer him a couple hundred to sell it to me. Might be worth having just for the ride experience. Plus it has killer
polyester deep gloss graphics.
That 5-day usage rate is by choice. He's passed up scores to hundreds of good days for that board in Utah alone, as it's great for 5.7 to 3.7 conditions. Its primary advantages, however, come to very aggressive intermediate sailors whose goals exceed their capabilities in rough terrain. On smoother water, or for nonaggro sailors, or
for cruising swell depowered
, or for rigging for efficiency (the best Bonzers are only about 65 liters), there's no point in them.
People with heavy back feet
, whether by accident or by preference, will love their phenomenal lateral traction when pushing them very hard sideways in harsh terrain. I love setting them down fully powered yet pointed where *I* want to go next, rather than having to align the board with my flight path to prevent spinout.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:14 pm
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SuperNuker wrote:
I am picky though and I spend a lot of $$ to make sure I have the best boards on the planet.
I smile every windy day as I rig what I consider to be the best boards on the planet for my style, objectives, and conditions ... and remember yet again that they cost me from $10 to $400, usually $100 to $200.
All but a couple are single fin; the last resort boards for when one fin doesn't cut it have 5 fins.
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Location: Hood River OR
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:24 pm
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SuperNuker wrote:
Not sure where I mentioned any about all being the same...
Want more drag, throw an anchor out and then try sailing with a harness and tell me how it goes. Do you stay hooked in when you jibe?
Really, take no offense from me as it's not intended that way at all. I just really can't think of a good reason to add more drag to your kit.
Try dragging something though and see how your arms hold up after a while.
No offense taken, just finding it amusing. When the wind is blowing 30+ I really don't feel the need to go "as fast as I can" and prefer a slower controlled ride. Kind of like 4WD (an example a friend of mine used). Gives me a lot of control. And since I have actually sailed on 4 fins, 3 fins, and 1 fin, and haven't felt any additional drain on me, my arms, or my body, I don't see the point. Drag means the board goes slower, it doesn't mean you work harder to stay on it.
And when it comes to jibing, I don't see an energy difference between jibing a 1 fin, 3 fin, or a 4 fin board. Why? Because I am using them under DIFFERENT conditions.
Now if you were trying to convince me that 4 fins in 15 mph winds cause too much drag, I might even agree with you since at those wind speeds every little bit of drag hurts. BUT when it's blowing 30+ and getting on a plane is just a matter of putting up the sail and holding on I really don't care that the board is slower. In fact, that is what I am looking for. It sounds that this is not what you are looking for.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:32 pm
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I'm not really talking about going fast either, it's just sailing with less drag which is easier on the arms, even with a harness.
But it's more than that. Drag also gives you a feeling of tripping over the front a bit when you let off on the sail. If I want to slow down I'll just sheet out a bit, I won't add more drag to the board to do that.
If you have a good board with a good rocker and outline etc, you don't need all the fins. The quads etc were not designed for the gorge. Sure they'll work and so will sailing on a door. But I do like to optimize my gear for gorge style conditions when I'm there and for me, it's the single fin that really does do it all.
There are lots of cheap boards out there and they'll make the majority of the people perfectly happy. But if you want to know what works the best for all around bump and jump style sailing (and any other sailing in my opinion), it's a good single fin. I vote for getting the best board that you can afford if you like to do this sport a lot.
Isobars post sounds about right to me as well, really it does. You can surely get a fine board for $100 or so that will work for most people. But if you really want to push the limits and compete with the best (I realize that not everyone cares about this), you're going to need the best board you can get for where you're sailing.
And for some others, when it blows 30knots, who really cares as long as you're out there and having fun.
ps just a tip for johnl, a friendly tip, you will ride the swells longer with less drag. Not sure how you think more drag is going to help that. and as far as the DIFFERENT conditions you speak of, aren't we talking about bump and jump? And a jibe is a jibe is a jibe, it doesn't matter where you are at, it's the same move. You still unhook and turn the board. Try that move dragging a 6 ft piece of rope off your back strap. Yes, it's exaggerated but try it and let me know what you feel after a while. Also let me know how many time you were tossed over the front. I still can't figure out how more fins will help anything in bump and jump. When people say they want to slow down when it's 30, I hear you and so do I at times, but I'll just sheet out. There are so many other ways to slow down, that's just the one I use.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:05 pm
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Here's a little snippet taken from the Open Ocean/Board Theory section.
"Everybody knows that side fins create drag. BUT, power overcomes drag, and in high-wind sailing there is lots of power. You can only go as fast as the speed you can comfortably control. Sailing in strong wind, and rough and bumpy conditions isn't about being efficient. It's about how much power you can hang on to and with more control, the more power you can apply. In high-wind sailing you have design and you have ability."
The Time a Person Spends Windsurfing is not Deducted from their Lifespan...
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:26 am
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The whole idea of changing sail sizes is to select the amount of power we want. I want to sail the same way and at the same speed whether on a 6.2 or a 3.2 -- as fast and slashy as I can without crashing TOO often -- so I rig to overpower whatever drag exists. More fins, slots, wave boards, wave fins, sinkier boards, narrower tails, more vee, bigger lunch, more turns, sharper turns, slides ... all demand more power, and the load on the harness lines (ideally, my arms are just for jibing, not sailing) = net sail power minus hydrodynamic drag. (The front leg relieves the harness of some of the motive force in certain conditions such as broad reaches.)
If I've chosen the right sail ... or even more important if I rigged too big -- I need a suitable board. When I'm maxed out on a little sail, the river is rough enough that board selection gets crucial for handling, control, ride, maneuvering, trust, and safety if I want to keep going as fast as possible (I do). If I don't get scared $#!+less a couple of times per run, that's my cue to rest, eat, rig bigger, drop the hammer harder, and/or grab a board better suited to the conditions and my objectives. That really narrows the field, and my board of last resort when everything else is completely outta control, bouncing out in tight jibes, and/or beating the crap out of me but I still want to go as fast and slash as tight as possible is a 5-finned 65-liter (7'6" to 8'0") original GA Bonzer made in California like Craig's buddy's board. The damned things tolerate so damn much accidental and
side forces and jibe so effortlessly in such rough water that any extra drag from their tiny Bonzer fins is inconsequential, buried in sheer laughter at what the board can do like no other board I've ever sailed as an intermediate-to-advanced but aggressive sailor. (Again, experts don't need them and unconfident sailors won't benefit, but they make aggressive intermediates and many more advanced sailors look vastly improved overnight if they push their envelope hard.)
The fact that they're cheaper than dirt is just a bonus.
And that 8-2 Craig's friend has may even slide down the swell luffed better than the smaller Bonzers, at a weight penalty he won't even notice.
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The Southwest and Florida continue to struggle with extended drought. New Mexico and Arizona remain in severe drought with very poor pasture conditions across the majority of the state. In addition, wildfires continue to plague that area.
Meanwhile pasture conditions in Texas have made a some improvement compared to last year. Pastures were in good to excellent condition in 29% of the state, while 36% remains in fair condition. The Western part of Texas continues to struggle with dry conditions, causing poor to very poor pasture conditions in that area and the declining pastures are extending into the High Plains.
One rancher in Northwest Kansas reported that the drier weather is causing pastures to "turn crispy" and it's not even officially summer. Earlier this month, a producer on the Texas Panhandle-New Mexico reported that he's only had a "spotty 1" to ½" of rain all of last year and ¼" this year since Jan 1."
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Next month marks two years since the end of the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn in 75 years.
Since then, how has recovery gone? And where is the economy headed?
If someone lost his job in the recession, he might be answering, "What recovery?" If somebody had to sell her house, she might wonder why she ever bought it in the first place. But for anyone who put money into the stock market at a time when the economic outlook was blurry, the answer might be quite different.
Indeed, the economic recovery has either been disappointing or "just fine, thank you."
How Americans feel about the recovery is fairly important – to the recovery itself. If consumers have a sour outlook, that can influence their decisions to buy, for example, new cars or appliances. Big business is adept at sensing this consumer mood, which could govern whether companies hire more workers. And more hiring is what's needed for the economic recovery to continue.
In addition, Americans' attitudes about their economic situation is likely to be the crucial factor when they vote next year in the presidential election, as well as in other political races.
Currently, for the most part, Americans are dubious about whether the economy is performing well. In a poll of 1,013 people conducted between April 20 and 23, the Gallup Organization found that 55 percent still think the economy is in a recession or depression. Another 16 percent say the economy is slowing down. Only 27 percent think it is growing.
"Whatever the economic statistics say, it is not a strong enough recovery so people see it in their daily lives," says Dennis Jacobe, chief economist for Gallup.
In large part, that's because the recovery has been "uneven," explains Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pa.
"Some big businesses, big banks, wealthy households have done pretty well," he says. "But for a small business, a small bank, it still feels like a recession."
For many Americans, that's not hard to understand considering that the unemployment rate, which peaked at 10.1 percent in October 2009, was 9 percent last month. Home prices, which are how many people estimate their wealth, have fallen 30 percent since 2006, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index of 20 cities. And the nation's gross domestic product, a broad measure of its total output of goods and services, has had an average growth rate of 2.78 percent over the past seven quarters – much slower than after most recessions.
However, the recovery looks more robust if you have investments in the stock market.
Since its low in March 2009, the S&P 500 stock index has gone up 105 percent. In late April, the Dow Jones Industrial Average powered to a three-year high, up 98 percent.
"Corporate America, excluding the banks, came through the financial crisis in great shape in terms of their balance sheet," says Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Ore. "They have enjoyed accelerating revenue and profit."
Those rising stock prices have certainly helped one group: billionaires. Two years ago, according to Forbes Magazine, there were 359 US billionaires, controlling $1.061 trillion in wealth. The magazine's assessment for 2011 found 412 US billionaires with wealth totaling $1.484 trillion.
Yet on Main Street, the view is somewhat different.
The Hudson Valley community of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., about a two-hour drive from New York City, has seen a lot of stresses and strains. But it also shows how the economy can be resilient.
Poughkeepsie is the county seat for Dutchess County. As such, it has a certain amount of built-in stability from courts, law firms, and hospitals.
The Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program puts Poughkeepsie's economy in the middle of the 100 metro areas it measures. Most of those "middle" cities have some mix of government, education, health care, professional services, and food service, says Mark Muro, policy director of the program.
But that did not insulate Poughkeepsie economically.
As a result of the recession, the city's revenues fell $3.5 million, and Mayor John Tkazyik had to cut the city's workforce by 10 percent, mainly through attrition. "We cut overtime, we cut contracted services, we are cutting out the waste," says Mr. Tkazyik in an interview at his office.
But at the same time, the city is attracting developers through various incentives. At least 35 projects – ranging from condos to new medical facilities to a $25 million office and shopping complex on the banks of the Hudson River – are in the works, says Michael Long, the city administrator. "We have a handful of developers who want to turn this city around," he says.
One of those is New York-based Hudson-York Capital, which has invested in a number of mixed-use projects. "I am optimistic about the economy," says Jacob Frydman, the firm's managing partner, adding that Poughkeepsie has a good combination of culture, mass transit, and affordable homes.
This is not to say that everything in Poughkeepsie is coming up roses. At the Take 5 Deli, an employee says the eatery has gone from five workers to three. "Business is off about 50 percent," she says.
But new jobs are being created in retail, the medical field, professional services, and tourism, says Mr. Long. As a result, the unemployment rate in the metro area has fallen to 7.7 percent.
Poughkeepsie is even benefiting from a national trend – an uptick in exports. Dorsey Metrology International, which produces precision measuring equipment, is working on projects in Turkey and Malaysia. "We are out of space and are looking to add space and people," says Ted Luty Jr., the president.
Although Poughkeepsie is showing some hopeful signs, many Americans overall feel that the economy is still struggling – mainly because of the slow recovery in employment. After shedding 8.5 million jobs, the economy has created only 1.7 million new jobs since.
The past three months have seen some improvement. Some 244,000 new jobs were created in April, the Labor Department reported, and that followed job gains of 221,000 in March and 235,000 in February.
Yet the number of Americans who have been out of work for six months or longer remains high – officially about 5.8 million in April, only a slight improvement from a year ago.
A major roadblock for those looking for work: Corporate America adopted the mantra "do more with less." Managers have pushed employees to produce goods more efficiently or just work a little longer.
Nonfarm productivity increased by 3.7 percent in 2009 and rose again by 3.9 percent in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"In the aftermath of a lot of layoffs, productivity is usually quite strong," says John Challenger, an employment expert and the head of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago outplacement company.
At the same time, the number of mass layoffs (involving at least 50 workers) has been shrinking. In March, businesses implemented 1,286 mass layoffs involving 118,523 workers, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was the lowest level since the fall of 2007.
"My sense is that people who have a job feel it's probably safe," Mr. Challenger says.
People who have been looking for work for some time say they are seeing some hiring. Take Jenny Hong, whom the Monitor profiled in a story last year. In 2008, she and her husband, Dave, moved from Michigan to Columbia, S.C., in search of work.
Mr. Hong landed a job, but Ms. Hong, who has bookkeeping and administrator skills, could not find anything. She started an online forum for other out-of-work people.
After months of "not even getting a call back" from the companies she sent her résumé to, she's working two part-time jobs, she says. And she's more optimistic about her search for full-time work. "I see more out there," she says.
One of Hong's concerns: the price of gasoline.
Indeed, over the past two years, that cost has risen considerably. In June 2009, the price of a gallon of gas was $2.63, according to the Energy Information Administration. By the beginning of this month, it was up to $3.98 – an increase of $1.35.
However, analysts expect gasoline prices to fall at least 40 cents a gallon by midsummer.
The price of gas may not seem like something that would concern the Federal Reserve. But the nation's central bank has been watching the rise carefully because of inflation concerns, said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at the end of April.
Falling gasoline prices would be a relief to Souriya Inthirath, who works as a bartender at Bull and Buddha in Poughkeepsie. Mr. Inthirath drives an hour in his SUV to get to his job. Back when gasoline was $3.20 a gallon, a dollar per gallon less than he pays now, fuel cost him $400 a month. Now, he's "definitely" going to look for a vehicle that's more economical or find a way to cut down on his commute.
Aside from gasoline prices, another weight on the economy is the housing market. Overall, the value of US homes has fallen about $7 trillion since 2006, says Mr. Zandi, using Federal Reserve data. "On a real basis, home equity is back to 40 to 50 years ago," he says.
Home prices hit bottom in 2009, but now, some economists think a "double dip" in prices is taking place. The main reason, says economist Patrick Newport of IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass., is the huge number of foreclosures still in the pipeline – estimated by the Fed to be more than 2.2 million.
Mr. Newport expects home prices to fall another 5 percent this year. But if the labor market continues to gain ground, the number of foreclosures should drop. "Our projection is that things will begin to improve going forward, but at a slow pace," Newport says. "We won't be back to normal until 2014."
An improving housing market in Poughkeepsie could be a harbinger for the rest of the nation. Home prices fell 10 percent last year and are down 5.5 percent this year, says Gene DeMarco, the city commissioner of assessment. But, he says, he recently saw a house sell for $340,000 after initial estimates that it would go for $240,000 to $275,000.
"The houses that sell seem to be selling for decent amounts," he says.


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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Oh, the pressure
I know that the 11th of May has come and gone. I know that I made a commitment to post at Hopeful Parents on the 11th of every month. I know.
But knowing it and doing it are not the same thing, are they? And I didn't do it. I know.
Have you read this post from Jess at Diary of a Mom? She talks about pulling back, saying no, scaling down expectations - other people's expectations of her and her expectations of herself. The post resonates with me. (The irony, of course, is that by writing the post, Jess made her deadline for Hopeful Parents, while I... well, we've already been over that, haven't we?)
I'm in a similar place, though: No, I can't teach a class this summer. No, I can't attend that important event. No, I won't be making my deadline. Maybe my priorities are shifting. Or maybe I've just realized that in order to focus on the pressures that demand my attention, I need to abandon the pressures that are really just self-imposed.
Pressure has been on my mind a lot this week, actually. Low pressure, to be exact. Bud is highly affected by weather patterns, and strong low pressure systems send him spiraling. When a strong low-pressure system comes barreling up the coast and the meteorologists start shouting "Nor'easter!", my boy begins wilding - extreme emotional responses to relatively minor setbacks and disappointments, constant sound and motion, rapid fluctuations in mood and manner.
But this week, I've been reminded that sometimes those fast-advancing systems can be a gift, because, inevitably, it's the advance that is the problem. Once the storm is upon us, Bud is able to settle down - so with a fast-moving system, the dysregulation is short-lived. This week, however, the meteorologists have been marveling at the "incredibly slow-moving low-pressure system, stalled just to the southwest of us," which has my son stuck in a constant repetitive loop - rewinding the same segment of a favorite tv show again and again and again, walking miles - literally miles - in circles around the house, listening to single clips of sound on his iPad over - and over - and over, riding waves of emotional volatility, and never being quite himself - living for days on end just one step off - as though there is crick in his system that needs to pop, but won't.
There's no doubt that it's the low-pressure system causing the problem. I hear the same issues echoed this week from other parents of kids on the spectrum. I've gotten verification from autistic adults that low pressure systems can be intolerable for them. It's real. It's got to be even more challenging and confusing for Bud than it is for me. And it's beyond his control; I know that.
And yet, knowing that doesn't mean I can do anything about it, except, perhaps, challenge myself to be a bit more patient - more tolerant of the rewind - more understanding that my son needs to stay in a predictable and repetitive behavioral loop in order to stay centered, in order to impose some kind of control on the internal chaos he feels. All I can do is try to minimize the external pressures as we ride out the storm.
So, no, we won't be attending. No, we won't be on time. No, not right now.
No guilt.
No apologies.
No pressure.
16 comments:
- Niksmom said...
Stuck in the same endless loop right there with you and Bud. UGH. Makes me want to scream but I have to remember that Nik can't control it, either. *sigh*
LOL, my word verification is "bratic"...oddly fitting. ;-)
- May 17, 2011 9:12 PM
- Anita said...
Tomorrow is another day,yet will will offer yet more challenges, do what you can do...look for the flickers of light and enjoy them....
- May 17, 2011 11:09 PM
- Kim said...
"No guilt. No apologies. No pressure."
- May 17, 2011 11:44 PM
Amazing. Low pressure systems rule the roost around here too.
Hope all different sources of pressure let up soon.
- May 18, 2011 6:52 AM
- Alysia said...
We won't be on time or attending either. Not anytime soon.
You and Jess have the right idea. Going into summer, we all need to back off and stop trying to do it all.
Hope you get some quality time with Bud. We're spiraling in circles right with you.
- May 18, 2011 7:12 AM
- jess said...
I love you. I just love you. Carry on. Or don't. As you wish. As works for you. I'll see you on the other side.
- May 18, 2011 8:23 AM
- David said...
What strikes me most is how those of us not on the spectrum (at least that spectrum) respond in ways very similar to your son's, except of course it's high pressure that brings it on: the pressure of the job, the relationship, the bank account. We're all seeking safety, it seems, just like Bud. Hang in now. Some sun on Friday, I hear.
- May 18, 2011 9:17 AM
No apologies. Amen. I keep trying to apologize for my son's behavior during these times with storms, ect., but I stop myself. Most people don't understand or even believe how storms and barometric pressure can effect people on the spectrum. But, live with it, and you beome a believer.
- May 18, 2011 11:43 AM
- Jess said...
Do you have any information on the low pressure system/SPD/autism link? I'm wondering if that's why things were super difficult for a few weeks when there were massive storms all the time. I never thought of that!
- May 18, 2011 12:33 PM
- Boy Wonder's Mom said...
we are there with you. the vocal stimming has driven me round the bend.
Please next week be sunny and clear.
In more way then one.
- May 18, 2011 9:35 PM
- Gina @ Special Happens said...
I completely hear you. Do what's best for you, for your family, and that's the best you can do. No one can argue with that!
- May 18, 2011 11:03 PM
- kelly said...
I've noticed that spring is hard on my son, too. For us it seems to be the perfect storm (ha!) of time change, weather change and end of the school year change. As much as K likes to be done with school, I think the transition some times throws him. So the end of the school year brings the exhaustion of just having done 9 months of school and can barely hang on to do 2 more weeks and the anxiety of transitioning to being home all the time (even though he really prefers being home).
And you guys are the only people who will understand any of that. :)
So yeah. We all understand why you need to pull back too.
- May 19, 2011 7:58 AM
holy mackerel!
almost three years after an my diagnosis, and this is the first I've read of a link between autism and low pressure systems! I've been so sensitive to changes in pressure since I was very small, and never made a connection.
(and though I'm the 'kid' with autism, not the parent, I also struggle with the no guilt. no apologies. no pressure)
- May 19, 2011 9:59 PM
- Accidental Expert said...
I haven't been visiting all my favorite blogs for a long time for the very same reason. Sometimes pulling back is necessary to one's survival.
Interesting about low pressure sensitivity. My son has a hard time around now every year. And that coincides with our season of daily thunder storms.
- May 21, 2011 9:49 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I happened on by today to "see what Mom has been up to" and found this amazing, timely post. My Little Man isn't regressing (again)- it's been non-stop rain for the last two weeks!
Maybe now the "bad mother" nightmares will stop. (I had one last night in which a stranger said to me "There are books that can help you, you know?" with that look down the nose that we've all seen follow a public meltdown.) Maybe now I can get some rest.
- May 25, 2011 10:41 AM
Learning how to say "No," was one of my great achievements over the last few years. I'm still working on the no guilt part, but it's getting better. Sometimes it's the times when I WANT to sooo bad that it's the hardest...
I haven't noticed much connection with Emma and pressure... Maybe because we live at 8000 feet? Maybe because I've never thought about it??? :D I'll have to keep thought open about that, Thank you, and here's to a happy RELAXING summer!!!
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With just one week to go until the presidential election, Mitt Romney's campaign is hyping up a new statewide ad buy in Pennsylvania, a big battleground that has been firmly in the Democratic column throughout the 2012 election cycle.
In a memo sent to reporters Tuesday, Romney's political director Rich Beeson claims that the ad buy — which includes the expensive Philadelphia market — is further evidence that Romney is expanding the electoral college map, forcing Obama to defend multiple states that he won in 2008.
Pennsylvania presents a unique opportunity for the Romney campaign. Over the past few years we have seen Pennsylvania voting for a Republican senator and a Republican governor, and Republicans win control of the State House in addition to the State Senate. The western part of the Keystone State has become more conservative (and President Obama's war on coal is very unpopular there), and Mitt Romney is more competitive in the voter-rich Philadelphia suburbs than any Republican nominee since 1988. This makes Pennsylvania a natural next step as we expand the playing field.
While the Obama campaign would like to wish it is 2008, the reality is that they are now forced to "play defense" in least six states (Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Colorado, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin) that they once believed were "safe" Obama wins.
Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina immediately fired back, sending out a statement that dismissed the new Romney ad buy as a "desperate play."
"Let's be very clear, the Romney campaign and its allies decision to go up with advertising in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota is a decision made out of weakness, not strength," Messina wrote.
Still, the Obama campaign has responded with its own new ad buy in Pennsylvania, an indication that there may be some truth to Beeson's arguments.
Which leaves us to wonder what the real state of play is in Pennsylvania. Does Romney really have a shot at winning the key swing state and its 20 electoral college votes?
The short answer is no, not really.
Here are the key signs that Pennsylvania isn't really in play:
- Obama is up by an average 4.7 points in Pennsylvania, according to RealClearPolitics.That's down from a high of 9 points at the end of September, but still a significant lead, and one that has been consistent throughout the 2012 election cycle.
- Pennsylvania hasn't swung Republican in a presidential election since 1988. Significantly, George W. Bush lost Pennsylvania in 2000 and 2004 despite spending more money and time there than Romney has in 2012.
- The logic of Beeson's memo is backwards. Obama won in 2008 (and by a pretty big margin) so it only makes sense that he is defending the states he took four years ago, rather than trying to make inroads in states won by John McCain. And it is not news that this election is going to be a close one.
- Romney hasn't visited Pennsylvania in weeks.
It looks like what is actually happening is that the Romney campaign is using Pennsylvania as a decoy, both to hammer in their "momentum" narrative and force their opponents to spend resources in a state that they previously considered safe. And Beeson is probably correct in arguing that the Obama ad buy in Pennsylvania is evidence that his team is playing defense. With the electoral map tightening elsewhere, the president can hardly afford to be complacent or cavalier with Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes.
There is also one wild card that could work in Romney's favor: Hurricane Sandy. The storm struck huge swaths of Pennsylvania, causing serious damage in Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Democrats depend on winning high margins in this populous region to make up for lost votes in central and western Pennsylvania, which is more Republican-leaning. If the storm hurts voter turnout in Philadelphia, the state could actually be thrown back in play.


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1) Synoptic situation
The low pressure belt that is positioned over the North of India, is further extending to the East. This creates a center of low pressure over the extreme North of the Bay of Bengal. The combination of this low and the moist warm air, creates very active convective cells over the South of Bangladesh and Dakha. Also the extreme West of Myanmar will be affected by this low pressure cell.
The positive influence of the high pressure ridge that influenced favorable the weather over the greatest parts of Myanmar, is further dissipating which will lead to more clouds and areas of precipitation over Myanmar in general.
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We can't wait for our #smtraining tweet chat tomorrow! As we're getting our fingers ready for speed typing tomorrow, we wanted to give you a sneak peek into some of our tips and lessons learned. All in a tweetable format so please feel free to tweet away using the #smtraining hash tag.
We already covered in an earlier blog how to create a social media training program that works. In this post, we're going to call out (lucky) 13 points you will need to consider as you think about your training strategy and implementation.
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MascotsBoomer and Sooner are the costumed mascots that represent the University of Oklahoma and the OU Athletics Department. The characters are an extension of the Sooner Schooner and its horses to be enjoyed by fans -- especially children -- at all OU athletics contests. Boomer and Sooner feature traditional collegiate gear as part of their regular uniforms, but they also don team uniforms for football and men's and women's basketball games.
The pair were introduced at the Big Red Rally on campus on August 26, 2005. A number of groups participated in the process of researching and devising the new mascots over a period of nearly three years. The OU Athletics Department and student leaders recognized the need for a mascot to provide representation at all OU athletics contests as well as attend charity events and visit children's hospitals. With that in mind, student congress passed a resolution in favor of the development and implementation of a unified mascot. The Mascot Committee was formed and began work on what would become Boomer and Sooner.
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