Old School Video

I mentioned that Randy had a leave of absence from work while he was recovering from his illness. Even when ailing, this guy isn't one to sit around and do nothing. He had projects because of course he had projects. One in particular appealed to me.

Randy has always memorialized as many spankings as possible. Originally, he used a Polaroid camera to help us remember how red my bottom was. This solution was workable and private, but it was expensive and the photos faded with time. When digital cameras became available, Randy jumped at the opportunity. Suddenly, there were dozens of pictures to chronicle each punishment. Randy eagerly scanned our old Polaroids to preserve those images.

In the late eighties, we bought an early camcorder, ostensibly to capture our daughter's childhood adventures. Randy soon found another use. The results were often disappointing, but he was able to record actual spankings as they happened rather just the results. Ever the geek, Randy later bought one of the first-generation digital video cameras and found much better results. Those old VHS tapes spent the next twenty years in a box, until Randy decided to digitize their content.

He spent days moving data from the tapes to his computer, converting analog to digital video, scrubbing the images, and curating the sessions. It was a mess. He had no editing capabilities in those days so sessions were sometimes recorded on top of one another. Others were too distorted to restore. Finally, he told me he was ready for movie night.

Movie night at our house is when we screen our spanking videos. In most cases, I haven't seen the videos beforehand. I knew this movie night was different. I probably saw those old tapes, but I had only fuzzy memories.

Here's what I learned from our long-ago spanking videos:

• My fuzzy memories are attributable to more than just the passage of time. The overall video quality was poor - grainy, blurry, and choppy. The sound was often unintelligible.
  
  
• I used to worry about my privates being exposed. That concern was misplaced. It's difficult enough to make out my butt, and it's huge.
  
  
• I looked shapely in those days, curvy and smooth. Randy looked incredibly hot as the cruel spanker.
  
  
• I have a better appreciation for the equipment Randy acquired since then - tripods, microphones, lights, not to mention the HD digital cameras. Back in the early days, we had a camcorder sitting on the dresser propped up by a book, and it showed.
  
  
• It was funny to see our daughter's stuffed animal visible in our spanking video.
  
  
• OMG, he spanked me so hard! I must have been a bad girl. In video after video, he really punished my bottom. With a bathbrush! These spankings were more severe than anything we do today, and with no real warm up. We had no leather toys, just unforgiving wood. Ouch! This was a revelation for me.
  
  
• I was more stoic in those days. My dear husband abused my bare skin and it hurt incredibly. But my reaction was just a few muted squeaks. I kicked a few times, but stopped after he smacked my thighs.
  
  
• The sound quality was lousy, but I think I heard him call me a MILF. That made me laugh. I couldn't make out much of his dialog, but I really liked Randy's tone when he lectured as he spanked.
  
  
• I was surprised that I wore a thong in several spanking sessions. I forgot that tradition started so early.
  
  
• I'm glad Randy provided this glimpse into our spanking history. I felt grateful for him sticking with me through all years and delivering what I need.
  

Randy is delighted to have his entire collection unified for the first time. I told him I hoped he had that backed up.

This was a fun spanko adventure and a very enlightening one too.

A Different Dawn

Yeah, it's me. I know I've been gone for almost a year. But here we are. A lot has changed, but much is the same.

I am grateful to everyone who expressed concern or wrote to check on me. The short explanation for my absence, call it an excuse if you must, is that my husband Randy was diagnosed with a blood cancer in the summer of 2022. We were told it was often treatable, though his age was a concern. He survived chemotherapy and despite some tough times, he is now in full butt whacking remission.

This experience changed both of us in ways we are only now beginning to fully comprehend. He looks ten years older and closer to his chronological age. But he is back to his smiling self. His employer allowed him to take a leave of absence and he's back working again, though mostly from home.

I feel less certain about my role and purpose. I faced the crushing possibility of finishing my life alone. His mortality reminded me of my own. I pondered how I've spent this life I was gifted and what good I have done for the world. As I emerge from this time of reflection, I think publishing a spanking blog was probably a positive. I once had a spreadsheet full of post ideas. Now as I type this, I have no specific plans. I'm not even sure I'm back. But I think I might try this again for a while.

I have dozens of questions and comments that readers have sent. Apparently, they were here even when I wasn't. I will end the suspense by answering the number one question. YES, I am definitely still getting spankings. It still stings and I still love it all. You needn't worry another minute about that one. I will answer more questions later.

Until then, have a lovely week!

So, I Guess This is It

Hi friends. Thank you to everyone who contacted me to inquire about our wellbeing. That means a lot to me.

To answer the questions, we’re OK. Life has thrown some challenges in front of Randy and me, but we are coping. Our experiences have driven me to re-evaluate a great many assumptions.

For most of the past 17 years, this blog has been my home in cyberspace, my refuge from the insanity of daily life, and the place where I could share all my kinky thoughts with like-minded friends. It served me well.

But things have changed – My priorities, our lives, readership, politics, technology, and the world. After lots of thought, spirited conversations, and a few tears, we’ve decided it’s time to walk away.

I promise I won’t delete the blog or remove any posts, but I can make no promises about our sometimes surprisingly puritanical host. MBS will live on as a kind of spanko mausoleum, a monument to days of spankings past.

For readers who enjoyed the two blogrolls, I regret to say that they had to go. I can no longer maintain them properly and such neglect would lead to malicious hijacked links that could get the entire blog deleted. If anyone wants the HTML, email me and I will send it to you.

I remain forever grateful to everyone who contributed to My Bottom Smarts. This was a blog about consensual adult spankings, but we know there was always much more. The memories of our time together will sustain me and always make me smile.

Bonnie

TMI Tuesday Rides Again

Here's another dose of TMI Tuesday questions and answers.

What is one thing your significant other could do to you to rock your world?

Come up with an original reason to spank me

2. You have been granted the super power you always wanted. How will you abuse that power? Why?

My superpower would be time travel. I would abuse it by telling off kids who harrassed me in junior high

3. For sexy play, would you rather be tied up or tie someone else up? Why?

Tie me up, tie me down, or tie me round and round because I love it all.

4. What is your best physical and non-physical asset?

I would say it's my face and my imagination. Randy will probably say it's my butt and my butt

5. Referring to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, if they were naming new dwarfs beyond the seven what would your name be and why?

I'd probably be called Spanky because that's kinda me

Bonnie's Spankologue: Part Twenty Seven

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