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By Fireman Chris, January 25, 2007 3:24 PM

I hadn’t planned on taking so long to write this, but as it frequently does, life got the better of me for a few days. Busy at work, busy at the firehouse, yada yada.

But, as Iris keeps reminding me, this entry is overdue.

A quick recap: as most of you know, Iris and I made a bet on the outcome of the Rose Bowl, which resulted in her becoming the lucky recipient of 28 strokes with my rubber paddle.

Two Tuesdays ago, I got to collect on the bet.

Now, the first thing I need to mention is that the bet paddling wasn’t the only spanking Iris got that night. As she mentioned in her post about our disciplinary relationship, she also got a punishment spanking that night. In fact, it was the second night in a row that she’d had to come over for a punishment spanking, so needless to say, her bottom was a bit tender by the time we sat down to dinner. We’d planned the bet payoff for that night before she’d gotten in trouble, and I’d have been willing to postpone the bet for another day, but she was insistent that she wanted to take care of it that night.

After dinner, while Sparkle got our daughter to bed, Iris changed into the short plaid skirt that had become part of the bet due to her attempts at reducing the number of strokes (which, of course, were not reduced). Then, she and I sat in our family room and chatted until Sparkle was able to join us. If you’ll remember, Sparkle’s witnessing of the payoff was part of the original bet.

I should also point out that this spanking was a first on two fronts:

1) This was the first time I’d spanked Iris for fun. Until this point, the only spankings she’d gotten from me were punishment ones related to our ongoing disciplinary program.

2) This was the first time Sparkle had seen me spank Iris. This is pretty much due to the first situation: Sparkle has no desire to watch me give a punishment spanking, so those have been just between Iris and me. But, having Sparkle watch the payoff was an original part of the bet, and she has no problems with watching a spanking for fun.

Once Sparkle joined us and found a comfy spot on the couch, I hit the play button on the CD player remote and sat down on the oak chair that we’re more-or-less keeping in the family room now.

Iris bent over my lap as the first notes of the USC fight song began playing through the speakers. She was grumbling something as I flipped up the back of her skirt and rubbed the seat of her panties. I think Sparkle said something with the word “unfair” in it too, but rather quickly decided it’s not wise to perturb a top with a rubber paddle nearby.

It’s very hard not to spank to the beat when you have good percussive music like Fight On playing.

Iris had asked for a warm-up spanking back on January 1 when she first lost the bet, and I was more than happy to oblige, first on the seat of her panties, and then not on the seat of her panties. I paused to stop the CD after Fight On finished (I didn’t want to torture her too much) and then continued until she was good and warm and ready for the paddle.

The rubber paddle is a fairly wicked toy. I first got it for Sparkle on our anniversary, and Iris, who happened to be babysitting for us that night, offered to Sparkle to make it disappear. She didn’t, of course, and now I think she regrets not doing so, as she’s felt it several times for punishment as well as for the bet.

For those who haven’t played with rubber implements before, they are unique. For one thing, this paddle is quite heavy, so at first glance, you’d expect it to be a thuddy implement. Not quite so, because it stings like the dickens. The weight does lend a certain thud to each impact, but that’s more or less hidden under the sting at first. After a thorough spanking, however, you can definitely feel both effects, especially on the bare.

And 28 solid swats on top of a thorough hand spanking and two punishment spankings within the past 24 hours is nothing to sneeze at. But Iris took them like a champ, and was quite proud with herself for having honored the bet the same day she got punished. I was proud of her too.

I’m not sure she’ll ever bet with me again though.

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By Fireman Chris, January 25, 2007 3:02 PM

Most everyone has probably seen those now-ubiquitous “Save a horse, ride a cowboy” bumper stickers. Or license plate frames. Or heard the Big and Rich song by the same name.

Today, when I was meeting Sparkle for lunch, I saw a slightly kinkier take on it on the back of an SUV.

“Save a calf, tie up a cowgirl.”

Yee haw!

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By Fireman Chris, January 19, 2007 3:51 PM

I don’t usually promote pay sites, but I’m always willing to make an exception for a friend.

Many of you know the work of the lovely Bailey from AEG’s Real Spankings, where she’s been a fixture for some time. Recognizing her popularity there, AEG has recently launched a new site featuring a solo Bailey, appropriately known as Spanking Bailey.

Bailey and her delightfully spankable bottom.

I had the pleasure of meeting Bailey at the Shadow Lane party back in August (I even mentioned her in my post-party entry) and now consider her one of my good friends. I’d known her a bit through Happy Tails prior to meeting her at the party, and that meeting only proved what a genuinely nice person she is. She was an active participant in the World Spanking Forums before their demise and is now active on Happy Tails, both in the forum and occasionally in the chat (where she also serves as a moderator).

My good friends Mija (left) and Bailey (right)
showing off their uniforms at Shadow Lane.

According to Bailey herself, the content on the new site is also all new, however, a few older shoots from RS may be included as well in cases where there is a storyline continuity issue.

This is more an informational update than anything else. I haven’t joined the site myself (yet), so I can’t offer any specific endorsements. But, if its anything like the past work of Bailey’s that I have seen, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Note: The above pictures were both provided to me by Bailey herself and are used here with her permission (and with Mija’s as well).

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By Fireman Chris, January 13, 2007 12:25 PM

As we both expected, there have been a few requests for more details on the disciplinary arrangement that Iris and I have recently entered into together.

As I said in my original post, this process started as a result of a certain bad habit that she’s fallen into, so correcting that habit is the ultimate goal for both of us. To that end, I’ve established certain minimum daily “performance” requirements that she has to meet. If she doesn’t meet them, she gets punished. There is also a reward component that I might write about later.

The basic punishment is, of course, a spanking. As Iris also mentioned in her PB post, it’s somewhat ritualized, starting with the fact that she has to come over to our house for the spanking (she lives with a non-kinky couple, so her place isn’t an option). Sometimes, she’s already coming over for dinner, and the punishment is usually handled first. Other times, she has to come specifically for the punishment, and then has to leave shortly thereafter. Sparkle (as she mentioned in a comment) often tries to be out with the princess when these happen, but it’s not always possible. Luckily, the setup of our house is such that I can be spanking Iris on one side of the house, and Sparkle and the princess can be on the other side and not hear anything.

As Iris has mentioned several times, she has a rather high tolerance, so it’s a hard and long bare-bottomed spanking, usually involving several implements and a lot of scolding. The length and severity of this spanking varies a bit based on the implements I’ve selected, as well as based on her attitude that day towards her behavior and the punishment.

The spanking is then followed by cornertime (also bare-bottomed, of course) which varies in length based on her daily performance. In this case, it’s a very quantified measure of her performance, but I can’t really explain that further without divulging more information than either of us wants to. Suffice it to say that when she arrives for her punishment, she already knows how many minutes she’ll be standing in the corner based on how she did that day.

After the cornertime, the last part of the spanking consists of a designated number of swats with both my long-handled bathbrush and my heavy oak paddle. These are quantified in the same way as the cornertime, so again, she knows how many she’ll be receiving with each of these implements from the beginning and I usually make her count at least one set.

This process seems to work well. Neither of us is particularly fond of rigidly quantified punishments, but both recognize that such regimentation can be good and is an effective way to address variations in behavior and performance. I do much prefer to give spankings where the length and severity is based on my observations of the other person and how they’re “taking it”. This system allows for both: the initial spanking is totally left up to me as far as length and severity, with the cornertime and bathbrushing/paddling being more regimented.

Aside from the spanking, Iris also has to write lines each night she earns a punishment. If she’s able to be spanked the same night that the punishment is earned, she writes the lines after going home from here and before going to bed. Unfortunately, our schedules don’t always allow for her to be spanked immediately, even though we’d both prefer to handle it nightly (neither of us likes having it left hanging over us). So, if Iris does earn a punishment and has to wait a few days to see me and be spanked, she has to write lines every night until that happens. If she earns any subsequent punishments during that intervening time, the number of lines she has to write grows accordingly. That, unfortunately for her, did happen the week of Christmas when we had Sparkle’s family visiting and it’s not a situation either of us wants to repeat (her more than me).

This whole arrangement is a dynamic process. It’s been about a month since we started, and already a few of the specifics have changed, and I expect them to change further as we grow into this and as Iris’ control of her habit improves. As I commented on her PB entry, there have been more days without punishments than there have been with, so she is doing good, even despite certain other challenges over the past couple of weeks. I am proud of her for that, and while I’m certainly willing to spank her every day she needs it, I look forward to a day when I don’t have to…for this situation, at least.

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By Fireman Chris, January 11, 2007 10:13 PM

As you know, Sparkle and I have a good friend who goes by the name of Iris,who is a fellow spanko as well as another contributor to the Punishment Book. We met Iris and her then-boyfriend M back in May through our long-time friends Mija (also of PB) and Paul. Since that time, Iris has become one of our closest friends and spends a fair amount of time at our house. Aside from the fact that she’s a funny, intelligent and sweet person, a big reason for this is the fact that she’s a recent California transplant, and happens to live a few miles from us. She doesn’t know many people out here and we’ve basically adopted her into our family. Even while she was with M (who lives a good distance from here), she’d come over at least one night a week for dinner. She’s babysat for the princess several times, and she and Sparkle go shopping when their schedules mesh.

A few months ago, she and M broke up, so since that time, she’s spent even more time over here, which has been great for all three of us (actually, all four counting the princess, who absolutely adores her). We know how hard it’s been for her, and we’ve tried to be as supportive as we can of her during this difficult time.

And, more recently, I’ve become her disciplinarian as well.

Iris just posted an excellent and detailed entry about this situation on PB, so I’ll not rehash what she’s said, except to say that basically, I’ve been helping her try to get control over an unhealthy habit of hers. This was, of course, at her request when she realized that she needed a little additional help with it. She’d already asked me to be a “safety net” for her a few weeks prior; to watch out for especially dangerous behavior on her part. I had somewhat noticed this habit developing as a result of that, and had planned on discussing it with her, but it wasn’t until she brought it up to me that I realized the severity of it and the need for me to step in and start holding her accountable for her behavior. Sparkle immediately agreed (to both the need and to my involvement) when we explained the situation to her, just as she had when Iris had asked if I could be her safety net.

This has been a very interesting (and good) experience for both of us. Iris discussed her feelings a bit in her PB entry, and mine mirror hers more or less.

The most interesting thing to me is really a combination of two things that are closely related. The first part of that is that this is the first time I’ve ever filled a disciplinarian role for someone that I wasn’t involved in a serious relationship with. Serious isn’t really the right word, because my friendship with Iris is very serious and important to me. But, I am of course married, so that friendship is simply that and is not, as Iris puts it, a “primary” relationship. Before Iris, I’d only been a disciplinarian to two people . One, of course, is Sparkle, and that aspect of our relationship only started a couple of years after we got married. The other was a partner (prior to Sparkle) with whom I was involved in a serious play relationship for about 4 years, and again, the disciplinary aspects didn’t start until well into that relationship. Similarly, this is the first time I’ve been a disciplinarian to more than one person at a time, which is also interesting.

The second, related aspect is the fact that Iris’ first punishment spanking from me was, in fact, her first spanking from me. Ever. I’d not even swatted her backside until the conversation we had where she asked me to take on this disciplinary role. We’d talked briefly about playing back around the time that she and M broke up, but after that happened, she wasn’t ready to start playing again right away (as she discussed in another PB entry). I, of course, respected that and didn’t ever push the issue, even though I think we both knew that we still wanted to play with each other and that we probably would when the time was right. Neither of us, however, expected that time to be for disciplinary reasons.

The combination of those two issues made her first punishment from me all the more challenging. I don’t think I’ve ever mentally agonized over a spanking as much as I did that time. I don’t mean that in a bad way, but there was definitely a lot of thought put into it. When I spank Sparkle, it’s usually a fairly immediate situation and I don’t go through any sort of detailed “pre-plan” for it…I just spank her. Not the case with this first spanking for Iris, especially given the fact that there was an unfortunate delay between the initial discussion and the actual spanking. She asked for my help on a Friday night right before leaving on a weekend trip, so the spanking didn’t get to happen until Sunday night, leaving me a bit over two days to consider how I was going to spank her.

I knew, of course, about Iris’ tolerance, so I knew the spanking would have to be long and hard in order to make an impact, so to speak. However, not having played with her before (and in fact not ever even having seen her play), that was something of a difficult concern to address. I knew from talking to her in general over the months prior which types of implements were most effective for punishment as opposed to play, and I was able to re-read some of her earlier PB entries from when she was still with M, but that was still a far cry from having a hands-on (forgive the pun) familiarity to base the punishment on.

Another aspect that made it unique was the fact that she’s a very different person than Sparkle, and as such, the punishment was very different as well. Truth be told, I don’t have to spank Sparkle very hard at all when punishing her. For her, the mental aspect of simply being punished is, in essence, the real punishment, and the spanking is more or less an adjunct. I also rarely scold Sparkle when I’m punishing her, as she doesn’t react well to scolding and it actually makes the whole punishment less effective.

With Iris, scolding seems to be a big part of the punishment, coupled with hard spanking. That was something of a challenge for me on both aspects. While I’m certainly capable of spanking hard, I think I tend to be more gentle most of the time, so I had to really work at being what I’d consider severe. I also don’t think I’m the world’s best scolder. It is easier when there’s something to actually scold for (I’m more or less helpless at role-play scolding), but it’s again not something that comes naturally to me, so I have to work at it.

That all being said, even though it was a bit more difficult for me, I think I was effective. Iris did go home with a sore bottom, and was even sore the next morning (something that surprised the both of us). Some of that may have been due to the fact that she’d not been spanked in a couple of months, but only somewhat. As for the scolding, well, Iris assures me that I’m quite effective at that too.

We’re still continuing to grow into this new aspect of our friendship. It’s a first for both of us and much different than anything we’ve experienced in the past. It does seem to be working, however, and that’s the important part.

I’ll probably have more to write about this in the future, but for now, I think that willl do.

PS – As Iris also mentioned in her post, the bet has also been paid. I’d originally planned on writing about that right after it occurred, but given the timing of Iris’ post about the whole punishment scenario, I felt it better to explore my thoughts about that first. It also gives a bit more context about the bet, because truth be told, the bet probably wouldn’t have been made at this time without the whole disciplinary aspect that’s arisen. I will still write about the bet, but it will have to wait a few days. I do hope you understand.

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By Fireman Chris, January 6, 2007 10:51 PM

In a sad follow-on to my previous entry, I just read in the news that USC placekicker Mario Danelo (age 21), who made two field goals and two extra points in the Rose Bowl Game, was found dead this afternoon. The details are still unclear, but his body was found at the bottom of a 120 foot cliff near the Point Fermin Lighthouse in hometown of San Pedro, CA.

Mario Danelo (#19) kicking a field goal during
the 10/6/06 USC-Washington game.
(courtesy of Yahoo!)

A few news articles on his death:

AP.com – USC Kicker Found Dead at Bottom of Cliff
Los Angeles Times – USC kicker Danelo found dead
Daily Breeze – USC kicker’s body found at foot of San Pedro cliffs

Rest in peace, Mario, and my prayers to his family, friends and team mates.

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By Fireman Chris, January 3, 2007 12:12 PM

January 1 was a very good day for me, summed up with two words:

Fight On!

That’s right, I’m a USC fan. I’m not a rabid, hardcore fan like some of my friends, but I am an alum, so the Cardinal and Gold does flow through my veins to some degree.

Yesterday, I got to watch my Trojans take a 32 to 18 win over the University of Michigan in the 2007 Rose Bowl Game. Honestly, it was the first SC game I saw all season, but the Rose Bowl’s always a good game to watch.

And this year’s game was interesting for more than just football.

You see, our friend Iris is a Michigan fan. And last Friday night, as we were driving her to the airport, Iris made a bet with me on the outcome of the game. Very simple terms, actually: the winner gets to give the loser double the point differential in strokes with our rubber paddle. On the bare, of course. With Sparkle as a witness (although I think that’s more to satisfy her kinky interests than to ensure payment of the wager).

Now, in theory, Iris was making a very good bet. Michigan was ranked number 3 in the nation with an 12-1 record going into the game, while USC was ranked number 8 with an 11-2 record. Both teams were nursing their egos at not getting to go to the BCS game, but USC seemed to have had the harder and more painful fall. During the pregame show, all of the commentators picked Michigan to win.

I wish I could say that I had some keen sports insight that made me pick SC for the win, but it really came down to my stubbornness. You see, not only has Iris been telling me for some time that Michigan was going to win, but my own wife has been too. Sparkle, being from Indiana, is a dyed-in-the-wool Big Ten fan, regardless of who’s playing. Watching the Rose Bowl inevitably ends up with me rooting for the Pac-10 team (unless its UCLA…another Trojan trait of mine) and her rooting for the Big Ten team, regardless of who it is. So, of course, she was rooting for Michigan this year too.

Sparkle, however, is in her words “risk averse” and won’t bet with me (though she did spend the 4th quarter over my lap). Iris was originally trying to entice her to make the wager with me, but my wife wouldn’t take the bait and suggested maybe Iris make the wager herself, which she did.

And now, when she gets back from her trip, she gets 28 strokes with the rubber paddle, on the bare and with Sparkle watching. The very same rubber paddle she offered to make disappear for Sparkle back when she babysat for us on our anniversary. The one she’s since felt and isn’t much fond of. I almost feel sorry for her.

But not quite.

Iris did call us at the beginning of the game and repeated her assurance that Michigan was going to win. I think she asked something along the lines of whether I wanted a warm-up before my paddling. Very, very confident, she was.

Sometime during the 3rd quarter she called again. Not quite so confident on that call. She informed me that she would like a warm-up before her paddling.

At the end of the game, I got a text message from her with a single word:

“CRAP”

Later that evening, she texted me again, this time to suggest that perhaps 20 strokes (instead of 28) would be sufficient if she were to wear her short schoolgirl skirt that was once referenced in a Punishment Book entry of hers and which I very much enjoyed seeing her wear at the Shadow Lane party in August.

I responded that 28 would be just fine, and perhaps she should wear that skirt anyway.

She didn’t particularly jump at that suggestion, but neither did it stop her from trying to wheedle some more. After several more text messages today, we finally struck a compromise:

She’ll be getting all 28 strokes, and she’ll be wearing the skirt.