Unsurprisingly, some of the Palestinians on board were quite radical and wanted a confrontation, either with the Israelis or with the Turks. The Turks...on the ships wanted no confrontations whatsoever, and they let me land. I was still arguing with the Palestinians when the Israelis showed up and boarded the ships, and I found myself in between the two groups. The Israelis didn’t want an American diplomat anywhere near this clusterfuck. Meanwhile, my Secret Service agents were going nuts because. When they had settled down Ray explained that he and Jenny were swingers but moreover they belonged to a special club where the men take charge and share the women around. "You know John, the women are such whores that they will sleep with any of the men as well as each other so we share them around. The men can choose any of the women for sex whenever they wish." John seemed stunned, "it must be great fun for the men but do the women agree to this? It seems a bit degrading." Ray laughed, "no. Impossible." Who?" My ... mother."Salomé has never gotten to know Ned. They live in different areas of the large village and hang out with different people. He has at least five years on her as well, nearing twenty. She does know who the best whittler is, just as everyone in the village knows of her and her closeness with her grandfather. She also knows the whittler's mate, his most common model, the most graceful and beautiful woman in the tribe, even in her forties, even with aged, sagging. But evenwith the humiliation comes a feeling of commitment and resolve.Since we are all "girls" here (not you, Sissy. You're just a Sissy) let'stalk about how you feel about your period. Feels pretty lousy, doesn't it?But you can make your period be part of the overall feeling of femininityyou so deeply desire. I am lucky that my period coincides with my wife'speriod. That way we can share our feelings and our pains with each otherwhile the period is happening. I will never forget the feeling.