“Give me a few minutes to think about this,” I told her. Kay picked up the paddle and said, “Sure, I will give you a few minutes. I really do li...e you and I hope we can continue dating.” I had dated many women, and Kay and I got along very well both on the phone and in person. It was easy to talk to her, and it seemed like we enjoyed the same activities, and I liked the way her mind worked. “If you accept the birthday spanking, you will also be spanked for showing up late today,” Kay said. “I. Andrea had headed to the camp and I followed behind her. I asked who was your friend? She said that was Doug ,he and his friends are great skiers and they took me skiing. She had that glow she gets after sex so I asked is that all they took you? She grinned and said what are you hinting at? I tossed my empty in the trash as I pulled another cold one out I asked if she had been bad. Bad she questioned? No not bad she added I think I was extremely good. I smarted off and asked at skiing or. After organizing ourselves into the living room, we sat down on the couches. “Kiya, go get us some drinks.” I rose. “Kiya,” I turned my head to face him. “You wont be able to carry the drinks if your holding that shirt. Put it down.” I groaned inwardly, but obeyed. I came back holding three, cold beers. I handed one to each of our guests, keeping my eyes averted out of embarrassment, and then handed one to my husband. I knew I wouldn't be getting a drink. “Alright Kiya, you know what needs to. The hippie communes focussed on back-to-the-land and free love and drugs. The stories of the Dreaming, the teachings of boobook and of frogmouth aren’t pictures of then. They are images of the lessons we should be learning. Like that of Christopher, carrying the Christ-child across water. We learn that the strong should aid and carry the weaker. Our stories of the Dreaming are not histories of gigantic serpents or of talking animals. They are like Aesop’s fables, truths expressed to all of.