The importance of sleep (slumbering) in our daily lives is taught to all of us since we were very little and very young. The holidays are full of family, friends and fun but often without very few moments of sleep. Many of us resort to mentally reviewing our lengthy list of “things-to-do” so that our holiday plans continue to proceed.
This creates an absence of sleep that afflicts many of us, particularly during this crazed, frantic and hectic season of the year. Too many thoughts dealing with too many tasks that still need to be dealt with in a short amount of time!
Lack of sleep causes a loss of direction and absent mindedness. At a time of year when needed most, focus and orientation frequently suffers.
Holiday sleeping!
My spouse, Aaron, has no problem sleeping. His co-workers and professional superiors often refer, in a joking manner, of his unique ability to “sleep-on-the-job!”
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! New Year’s Eve!”
Kory Mitchell, half his face and half of his hairy armpits!
Background:
Maschalagnia: hairy armpit obsession. In humans, the formation of body odor happens primarily in the armpit. These odorant substances serve as pheromones which play a role in sexual attraction and excitement.
This explains and justifies my attraction to and fascination with men’s hairy armpits, which inspired this holiday posting in the “spirit of the season!”
Gio Dell, oceanfront underarm fur!
Two hairy armpits!
“Deck The Halls”
Deck the halls for maschalagnia, fa-la-la-la-la. la-la-la-la!
Celebrate the fur there growing, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Now, strip off their gay apparel, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Join us all, our nakedness showing, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
ReNude Pride’s unofficial official spokes-model, Phoenix Fellington, his hairy armpits and his nakedness!
My spouse, Aaron’s, contribution!
Naked hugs! Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
The next post entry here is planned for Friday, December 27, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Slumbering!”
Alternate title:Their jollies stuffed inside their jock-straps!
Before anyone panics, ReNude Pride is not abandoning naked, natural, nude and/or nudity! The male jock-strap is one of the minimal and most relaxing of any type of male garment in existence. We’re just complying with the holiday season!
Exchanging kisses!
We Wish You A Jolly Jock-Strap!
We wish you a jolly jock-strap!
We wish you a jolly jock-strap!
We wish you a jolly jock-strap!
Every day of the year!
Gaining familiarity!
A holiday bromance happens!
A simple holiday adaptation of the traditional holiday song: We Wish You A Merry Christmas! The lyrics are courtesy of my musical spouse, Aaron.
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, December 23, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Deck the Halls!”
As the introductory buttocks (above) remind us, we don’t abandon our acquaintances, friendships and good times as we soon depart 2024 and welcome 2025! Now is an excellent time to anticipate our future and commence planning for another upcoming nakation! No matter how we travel, airplane, boat, car or foot, there are affordable arrangements that can be made this far in advance!
Investigate opportunities, share with others, look around you and research what is appealing, available and cost options. Removing the frustration and stress of immediate deadlines and time constraints provide us the chance to prepare ahead and to budget in advance of an overload of frantic tasks to complete within a limited amount of time.
Nakation planning does not require a detailed and elaborate availability. The time factor of a particular length of nakation can vary between a set number of hours each week to an entire month of freedom. It’s important that we all remember the basic: what truly matters is that the arrangements and desires are both accessible, affordable, convenient and satisfactory for us.
Bottom-line: it is our nakation! There is another benefit that I failed to include above. It is a naked vacation! There is very limited concern or worry over any type of “dress code!” Hopefully, as bare as possible!
Seeking!
Of course, a relaxing and successful nakation is not specifically guaranteed the expense, alone. Some of the best, the most relaxing ones and the most productive ones are the least expensive and simplest ones we create with our acquaintances and/or family and friends. As easy to organize as a one-day skinny dipping (swimming naked), the next day a bare picnic or cook-out, to be followed by a trip to a secluded site, sunbathing while natural with a good book.
The ability and freedom to be natural in nature often provides the comfort that we value. Another option is to enjoy the time away from the jobsite while bare and alone!
Confusion!
Many bare practitioners become so overwhelmed by family, social obligations and other demands and expectations during this festive season that the customary habit of enacting the tradition of New Year’s resolutions often is too burdensome, too restrictive or just “too much” to even consider. The chaotic, frantic and hectic nature of life experienced throughout this time of the year surpasses all the fun and joy that we’re supposed to be having! Where is it written that all resolutions must be made only on New Year’s Day?
My spouse, Aaron, and I are both frustrated and tired of this ridiculous and unfair custom. Our solution to this dilemma is basic, simple and thus far, manageable. Instead of New Year’s resolutions, we observe and participate in First Day of Spring resolutions!
New Year’s Day happens annually during the coldest season of the year. This always follows a very busy major holiday period where practically every waking moment is filled to capacity. Do any of us have the time to seriously examine and explore improvements we want to implement into our lives?
Treadmill fitness!
My husband and I prefer a less demanding and more relaxed occasion to introduce variations in our lives and in our routines. The First Day of Spring isn’t magical. It may not automatically begin an overnight change in the temperature and weather conditions but it lacks the urgency of the New Year’s season. The first of spring does offer a sense of rebirth and renewal, and that reality increases the chance of success in the resolution undertaking!
That factor alone aids in the improvement of the attitude towards flexibility and helps create an environment and mindset conducive to progress. It also enables the reduction of feelings of frustration and stress!
As 2024 rapidly begins to fade into closure, perhaps it is appropriate and fitting that we here at ReNude Pride once again visit with a popular couple of our bare practitioner community and culture who are celebrity models, DJ’s, producers and performers on screen and media sensations. Let us start with Brazilian-born Felipe Ferreira. He’s been featured here several times over the past few years as we explored and witnessed his expanded and rising comfort level with not only his public display of his same gender loving (SGL) identity and sexuality but also his acceptance and acknowledgement of his preference and pride of his nakedness!
As offered in the chest and nipple images above, he has no concern over confidently proclaiming his pride in being himself. However, the journey to accomplish this task was slow and conflicted!
Felipe: early naked photo displaying his pride tattoo!
Felipe initially captured the attention of both Aaron, my spouse, and myself when Aaron discovered the above photo and brought it to me to research his identity. Neither one of us knew who he was or what initiated the notable and obvious tattoo on his upper torso! Slowly, I learned his name, origin and that the tattoo was his idea of sharing his sexual preference as a bisexual man (at the time, that was the “accepted” identification his public relations advisor and modelling agency allowed him to disclose). This caused him some conflict was soon countered when the modelling agency terminated his contract and he retaliated by publicly asserting himself as exclusively gay! So, pride in his sexuality and in his slowly emerging confidence in his modest nakedness!
He cautiously managed to restore a modelling career and began to pose clothes free but without any full frontal bare images. This displeased his already dissatisfied public relations advisors who quickly abandoned him and began to spread rumours concerning his lifestyle. The notoriety surrounding his being turned away from modelling and media advisors gained him the attention of the SGL community as well as a growing number of body and clothes freedom enthusiasts. Instead of harming his job situation, this enhanced his popularity as well as his support base!
Felipe Ferreira embracing and kissing Rhyheim Shabazz!
He tentatively sought out modelling and posing opportunities into the expanding gay porn industry. This led to the mutual friendship with a local neighbour, gay porn magnet Rhyheim Shabazz! They developed into a close relationship, first platonically but soon intimately as they joined together both personally and professionally. Their clip (above) soon became a trademark of the rapidly growing community and culture of bare practitioners globally!
Rhyheim understood the needs of Felipe in establishing a comfort zone for himself regarding his sexuality and his nakedness – especially in appearing with his pubic hair and his penis in full view! Their growing relationship provided them the opportunity to collaborate on developing and producing a video of them together, unashamed and free from guilt. Felipe began to gain confidence in himself and his preference for nudity and he became more honest and open in his bare practitioner status. Their collaboration before the video camera and staff led to the photo scenes posted below.
Rhyheim recognized his partner’s discomfort in revealing his preferred sexual position and helped him surmount this difficulty and accept himself as he is most comfortable: being the man that he naturally is!
Felipe accepted his guidance and continued the journey of awareness and discovery of himself personally and professionally. His self-confidence began to increase and this raised his level of self-acceptance!
These scenes together aided both men to next face the challenge of confronting one of the hardest tasks they needed to defy: the “unlearning” of the learned behaviour that assaults many bare practitioners; the learned ideal that naked intimacy is unclean and totally unnatural and vulgar.
Felipe and Rhyheim!
Fortunately for our bare practitioner community and culture, Felipe was able to follow Rhyheim’s advice and encouragement and is now more receptive and relaxed in being publicly seen both modeling and posing his pubic hairline and images of his penis and in acknowledging his support. They both are also aware of their roles as educators in the process of helping others in abandoning the stifling taboos about being overly sensitive about their respective behaviours regarding masculinity, nakedness, and sexuality.
Thank you, Felipe and Rhyheim, for your dedication in sharing your expertise and knowledge of our bare practitioner community and culture! After all, we’re all natural (clothes free), normal and proud of both what and who we truly are inside our hearts, minds and souls: bare practitioners!
Outstanding Example of Fortitude and Generosity!
There is yet another reason for the composition and publishing of this feature on Felipe and Rhyheim. That cause is outreach and support. At this festive season of the year, a great number of us are constantly bombarded by appeals regard and remember that there are many people among us who are far less fortunate than many of us. There are the differently enabled, the lonely, the infirm and the sick. Also, the elderly, the orphaned, the hungry, the lost, the rejected, the homeless, the oppressed and the dying. An endless listing of circumstances and situations that few of us can even imagine.
Felipe had a need. Rhyheim had the time, the expertise and the patience. They joined together and created a rapport that enabled them both to offer themselves as an example of what two individuals can accomplish and achieve simply by cooperating and being communicating with one another. In relying on one another, they met a challenge and overcame several obstacles. Probably the nakedness issue, the SGL issue and the personal insecurity issue doesn’t appear applicable to the majority here, however, it is an example of what two can do – together!
Some may laugh, shrug their shoulders, roll their eyes and shake their head. Yet before you cast aside my plea, please look around you. If someone is crying, offer them a smile. It doesn’t cost you anything and you very well may brighten their day. In return, they may be more noticing of others and reach out to lighten their troubles.
Sometimes, just reaching out to acknowledge someone is the most important and meaningful gesture any of us can offer. Yet it may indeed change the life of another! Follow the example of both Felipe and Rhyheim! Give and receive with gratitude and respect!
Rhyheim and Felipe share a couch!
The sad truth is that an enormous number of us fall into the category of “those-in-need.” We lack the skills in acceptance, knowledge, and recognition of ourselves as a potential beneficiary of services from others. Regrettably, many of our community and culture fail to realize that we similarly – like Felipe – having demons to confront in our personal lives.
In accepting Rhyheim’s guidance, mentoring, and tutelage, Felipe enhanced and expanded his own popularity and visibility. Together, they broadened both their reputations and notable accomplishments. Their collective efforts have touched and enriched bare practitioners everywhere! Thank you, Felipe Ferreira and Rhyheim Shabazz! Your example of compassion inspires us all to strive!
Felipe selfie of his penis!
Proof of modesty overcome and Rhyheim’s outstanding tutoring!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, December 16, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Double Seasonal Notes!”
My job would be ideal if I could lecture in front of the class completely clothes free! Unfortunately, education isn’t always as progressive as it should be!
Critical instruction!
However, there are some happy benefits that accompany educational instruction: among those is the semester break (holiday) between the Autumn semester and the Spring semester! My break begins today, Monday, 9 December (unofficially) after I submit my final rankings for Autumn. Classes resume in January. A nice way to spend the holiday time!
My spouse, Aaron, has some time off from his job and we’ll be spontaneous in our December excursions! We’re intentionally trying to remain as uncommitted as possible in order to take advantage of being both clothes and job free! An additional benefit is the freedom to be spontaneous in any social offerings! Few expectations and time together!
Time together!
Relaxing with the freedom to be us!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, December 13, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Seasonal Adjustment!”
It makes very little difference exactly where we live, either the Northern or the Southern Hemispheres, the month of December affords to the overwhelming majority of us a festive occasion to celebrate our cultural and social heritage!
In selecting a title for today’s post entry here on ReNude Pride, I am once again sensitive that a general, generic title is almost impossible. No matter how it is constructed, someone, somewhere will undoubtedly be offended. For many, avoiding the label “Christmas” is publicly repudiating Christians everywhere. Even though a significant number of persons living on this planet are not actually of the Christian belief system.
Winter holidays is another useless term as not everyone resides in the Northern Hemisphere where the winter season is fast approaching. Season’s greetings is equally unacceptable as summer enthusiasts who live in the Northern Hemisphere, such as my spouse, Aaron, and myself are in no way pleasantly receptive to any season that hinders or restricts our outdoor expressions of our joy of nakedness!
I’m certain that there are those who live in the Southern Hemisphere who prefer the “thrill of the chill” (cooler, if not even colder) outside air temperatures than what is about to encompass them! Perhaps December holidays is an appropriate title for today’s composition, even though I’m certain that more than likely is considered rude and thoughtless by some.
Then again, I am cognizant of the fact that being same gender loving (SGL) and clothes free is also offensive to many! Therefore, in an attempt to be as inclusive as possible, Aaron and I offer to everyone here as complete an attachment as currently available that acknowledges the multitude of seasonal festivities observed during the month of December! We also recognize that one holiday, happens on 1 January, annually. An entirely different month and year. Please allow us another year to creatively address and explore that issue!
There are additional celebrations, events, feasts, observances that were not included in the above listing. No offence is intended!
In the meantime, enjoy this month of December, 2024!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, December 9, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Semester Outing!”
For some phenomenal reason, the distinctly American holiday of Thanksgiving is observed on the final Thursday of the month of November, annually. Why a Thursday is bestowed this honour, I have no idea. The three-day holiday weekend would justify either a Friday or else a Monday celebration, but a Thursday? One day to feast and then back to the daily grind. Hardly a reason to be festive!
Fortunately, this year for the “feasting holiday” (Thanksgiving), my spouse, Aaron, and I have been invited to dinner with some friends. Aaron is to make the desserts! This is my very favourite of the aspects of any meal: desserts!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Saturday, November 30, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! November, 2024!”
Before I create any confusion and/or misunderstanding, this post entry for ReNude Pride is most definitely not a cocktail (mixed drink) recipe. The “twist” in the title above is involved in a popular social game – actual title “Twister” – so there is no twist of a citrus fruit necessary to be added to alcohol!
The Game:
Twister is not a convenient board game that is undertaken while seated at a table. It is an active challenge requiring minimal equipment: a chart that is unfolded on the floor or ground and a spin device that denotes particular colours (either red, blue, green or yellow). A spin of the device indicates the colour that the players must physically connect with using either their hands and/or feet.
Originally geared primarily for children, the activity soon became popular with young adults. As the number of clothes free enthusiasts grew, so did the “fun-to-play-naked” fans. The close proximity of the audience and the curious and sometimes compromising positions the players endured added to the excitement of involvement in the game of Twister! Among the bare and same gender loving population, the Twister engagement was astronomical!
As the game progresses, bodies – while nude – often become entangled which provides interesting and unusual encounters with the bodies of others, either a close friend, a casual acquaintance or a complete stranger! A very roundabout way to “break-the-ice” (introduce) oneself to others in a fun and non-threatening (uncomfortable) manner! The results can create lasting friendships or episodes of awkward familiarity!
The fun entailed with Twister is best experienced rather than explained! There are indeed some things that words just are unable to describe! Fortunately, the activity is suitable for play both inside a dwelling or outside in nature as a bare practitioner or clothed.
A pair of identical twins!
If and when a pair of identical twins are entered into the Twister situation, the contortions as well as the game itself can occasionally create unexpected consequences! For two devious minds, in particular, my spouse, Aaron, and my identical sibling, Alex, the opportunity is simply too rich to ignore!
The Devious Duo: Aaron and Alex
The situation that I am referencing took place back in 2010, the year that Aaron and I initiated our relationship. We had met one another that Spring and by that Autumn we were introducing ourselves to acquaintances, family and friends – a somewhat lengthy and involved process that is, at times, very time consuming!
Aaron’s oldest brother, Paul, was undergoing the “coming out” stage of his life and uncertain as to his status, whether he was a bisexual man or a gay man. Aaron and Alex had the idea that the four of us spend a weekend together, especially as I had never before met Paul. The details were arranged by the “devious duo” (Aaron and Alex), the date arrived – early October – and the weekend was underway!
Paul, aware of his attraction to men, remained in limbo (confused) as to whether he is a gay man (male attraction only) or if he is a bisexual man (attracted to both men and women). Aaron and Alex adopted the idea of a weekend “exploratory” gathering in order to provide Paul the chance to determine his status in the SGL world. I thought this a nice gesture and was honestly surprised that they conceived of this idea! Neither one of them were quite that perceptive!
Confused!
Aaron had invited me to his family over the winter holidays – our first together – so I was eager to meet Paul. We had exchanged emails, and I believed that as this was a crucial time in his life, I could offer advice and help in any way possible. I imagined it would allow us to build a bonding together.
I also knew that Aaron and Alex were conspiring some sort of “initiation” for Paul into the “world of twins!” They were both insisting on my collaboration, but I was adamantly refusing to be a co-conspirator in this episode. Aaron had already let Twin and I know that Paul’s American Sign Language (ASL) skills were not as advanced as his plus his confusion over his sexual identity and if that wasn’t enough, he was spending a weekend with identical twins! Give the man some breathing room! No type of “initiation” required!
The “devious duo” despicable plan was to create confusion for Paul involving Alex and I and our identical buttocks! They thought it would be funny, innocent and engage Paul through humour! I appreciated the humourous aspect but remained firmly opposed to any complicity in their conspiracy! My intention was to meet and assist Paul, not to embarrass him! I knew for a fact that Twin (Alex) could manage that reality solo!
Identical twin buttocks!
Just prior to our weekend gathering, Paul sent to me a confidential email and asking my help. Before this planned gathering, we’d exchanged emails but never met. He had overheard two of his sisters gossiping about our approaching weekend. They had shared that Aaron (their brother), and my Twin were planning a surprise episode and that I had declined to be involved. This prompted his request for my assistance.
My response to his message was a negative. I had refused to cooperate with our brothers in their plot to embarrass him (Paul), therefore, I couldn’t, in clear conscious, collaborate in his scheme. I did assure him that I had not violated Aaron and Twin’s trust in me and that I would respect his need for confidentiality.
Realizing that I now had two conspiring forces vying for my attention, I knew that I needed to proceed with care and caution. The planned weekend arrived. Aaron and I had readied our apartment for our guests, my brother Alex and his brother, Paul.
Twister game competition!
Being aware of the probability of some sort of competitive contest between Paul and Aaron and Alex, I reached a decision to try to avoid any resentment and/or conflict. I knew that we planned our meals out in local restaurants which limited our time together to basically Saturday afternoon/early evening and then again early Sunday afternoon. Not too much “free” time but enough for a possible problem to occur.
If there’s one lesson that I remember from my undergraduate education, it is to plan ahead to keep the students busy and involved. No matter what age or level of education, this lesson is applicable to almost everyone. To ease my self-appointed role as “peace-maker,” I had a Twister game available so that we would have an introductory game and then had a secondary activity, body painting, in place so that we could engage either separately or combine them both together. If we needed a third, I figured we could use charades. A last resort was our selection of dvds.
If we needed the dvd option, then I concluded that the entire weekend was a failure and let everyone fend for themselves! We were all supposed to be adults!
The weekend was fun and successful! Twister was a dynamic twist for all! Body painting was postponed until Halloween!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, November 18, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Through the Eyes of Another!”
ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! 