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Thursday, October 23, 2025

A Breast Day Ever! Part 2

We were up early Monday morning for a procedure my wife had long considered: breast augmentation. After years of feeling out of proportion, especially as she approached midlife, she decided it was time. She went in a B and came out... well, let’s just say the letter skipped C and doubled. A dream scenario for many men, right? But let me tell you — the recovery is no walk in the park.

We prepared thoroughly. My wife read every blog, post, and TikTok confession from women who’d been through it. Knowing what to expect helped, but nothing quite prepares you for navigating Oxycodone side effects (constipation, we see you). Still, that little pill has been a relief.

Oddly enough, surgeries like this — and her cervical prolapse procedure months earlier — brought us closer. Not in the bedroom sense, but in the quiet, caring, sensual way. I showered her, dried her, even washed her long hair. That last part was a test of focus — my hands doing one thing, my mind... trying very hard to behave. My wife caught my hard-on once pointing right at her face. Classy, huh.  

As she healed, our recently established routine return back to normal. I still "supervise" her showers and towel her off. Breaking that habit? Not going to be easy. 

Funniest moment? A trip to the pharmacy. I’m on a first-name basis with the staff now. One evening, I confidently told the pharmacist, “Yes, the cream for her vagina.” The pharmacist blinked, then gestured to her cheek, “This one’s for her face.” Turns out Missy had also ordered a Tretinoin night cream. Talk about losing face — and gaining a new nickname, I’m sure.

 

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Yael Naim - New Soul

Music Appreciation

"New Soul" is a song by French-Israeli singer Yael Naïm from her self-titled second album Yael Naïm, which was released on October 22, 2007. It explores the perspective of someone who considers themselves a “new soul”—arriving in the world to learn how to “give and take,” encountering joy and fear, mistakes and misunderstandings, and coming to terms with life’s ambiguity.

On the composition side, “New Soul” is built on a light folk-pop / indie-folk framework with simple instrumentation, clear melody, and that memorable “la la la la” hook that helps make it catchy. Its popularity in the U.S. surged when Apple used the song in the debut commercial for the MacBook Air in early 2008. That exposure drove digital sales and radio play, helping it reach No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her biggest U.S. hit.

The music video complements the song’s theme with a whimsical, somewhat surreal concept. It starts with Naïm moving into an empty apartment, covering the walls with forest/lake wallpaper, unpacking furniture and photos. The people in the photos appear in those settings in real life; then the walls peel away, the floor becomes a raft floating on a lake, the furnishings travel with her, and others join her by boat. 



Sources:

Wikipedia 

https://momentmag.com/yael-naim-a-new-soul-comes-of-age/?srsltid=AfmBOoqv0UvqrB1in008_CGaFGpN4nre7yKLcr9Pf2BaFGV_s2r9gals

https://music.apple.com/us/song/new-soul/652880801

RANDOM WEDNESDAY: The Sleeping Beauty Problem

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Claire Waldoff

Acting Appreciation

Claire Waldoff (born Clara Wortmann, October 21, 1884 in Gelsenkirchen, Westphalia) was the eleventh of sixteen children in a family that ran a tavern. She attended school in Hanover and aspired to become a doctor, but after her parents divorced, financial constraints forced her to abandon that path. Instead she trained as an actress, adopting the stage name Claire Waldoff. 

Waldoff’s career on stage began around 1903 with minor roles in provincial and travelling theater companies, including in Bad Pyrmont and Katowice (then in Upper Silesia).  In 1906 she moved to Berlin, where her breakthrough came when Rudolf Nelson engaged her at the cabaret “Roland von Berlin.” Her style—bold, comical, ironic, often using the Berlin dialect—quickly won her wide popularity. She was known for songs that critiqued social norms (“Ach Jott, wat sind die Männer dumm” – “Oh God, how stupid men are,” for example), for using staging and clothing (such as wearing male‐style attire) to challenge conventional gender expectations, and for developing a repertoire of some 300 songs. 

Over time, Waldoff became a celebrated figure of Berlin’s Weimar‐era cabaret culture. She performed in major varieté theatres such as the Scala and Wintergarten, appeared on radio and records, and associated with intellectuals and artists including Kurt Tucholsky. 

However, with the rise of Nazism in 1933, her career was increasingly restricted. Many of her songs, her collaborators, and friends were Jewish; her open lifestyle (including her long‐term relationship with Olga “Olly” von Roeder) and her refusal to conform to Nazi gender and moral norms put her under suspicion. 

She continued some performances during the war, but never regained her former prominence. Waldoff died in 1957.





Sources:

Wikipedia

https://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/biography/claire-waldoff

https://www.advocate.com/women/2017/3/22/women-who-paved-way-cabaret-singer-claire-waldoff

Monday, October 20, 2025

Body Art: Missy Magalie - Bodypaint and SFX Makeup

Meghan of Missy Maggley Cosplay provides beginner-friendly recommendations for getting started in SFX makeup, breaking it down into three areas: body paint (water-based, alcohol-based, and cream), setting and removal products (like powders, sprays, adhesives, and solvents), and special effects (like contact lenses and bald caps). She emphasizes product performance, safety (especially for contacts and adhesives), and the importance of skin care during and after intense makeup application.

via MissyMagalieCosplay 

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Spinners: Karla Tortilla - Funky House & Nu Disco Mix

via The Good Witchez 

Album Cover: Bowie – Pinups

Album Cover

Album:  Bowie – Pinups

Released: October 19, 1973

Cover Photographer: Justin de Villeneuve

Models: David Bowie and Twiggy


Sources:

Wikipedia

https://www.discogs.com/master/22208-Bowie-Pinups