I’m moving into a new house and have to decide what goes and what gets thrown away. Taking a few minutes I remember those years and the good times w...th a nostalgic fondness as I go through that box of memories. James Nelson O’Connor is my name. As if the name didn’t clue you in I’m of Irish extraction and really proud of it. There are a lot of Irish in St. Louis and my family immersed themselves in all the holidays and special celebrations. The Irish have an old adage or saying ‘Don’t be too. The same way a cricket bat will always be a cricket bat, even when it's used to paddle (or spank) someone with it.* Shibari:- Japanese word for technically binding things together. If one talks about Japanese (erotic) bondage, the word kinbaku-bi is better suited. - Hojojutso is the traditional martial art of binding someone with rope or chord. (Modern Japanese police people still train in hojojutso and taiho jutsu!).- Japanese erotic bondage is characterized by the ropes being folded once in. Three sides had a view of the Gulf. The commute to Fort Myers was long, but I enjoyed the drive.I'd been working hard, and decided, with the holidays coming up, to take some time off, and go back to Ohio for an extended visit with family and friends; I knew my staff could handle things for a while.Right after Christmas, there was to be an impromptu 15-year class reunion at a local watering hole on New Year's Eve. I really didn't plan to go, but a couple of friends goaded me into going. I was. I need to relax and stop thinking about work.’ It was a lie, yes, but far easier than trying to explain. He shrugged, puzzled, and went back to the plate of Capellini a’la Romana she had made for him. It was a modest meal — Italian food and some rolls, but she’d made it herself, and was fairly proud of it. There was nothing she wanted more than to have this be the perfect evening. Unfortunately, she had no idea what the perfect evening would look like, and so, she made it up as she went along,.