August: the very last full month of the 2026 summer season! What happened to the proverbial “endless days of summer?” Somehow, we were restricted in the endless allotment of days this year! Hopefully, his sandy-coated buttocks help compensate for our shortage of summer length this year!
Comfort: buttocks pillow!
One serious shortage, the days of summer, does not bode well for other supplies. There also is a limit to the number of pillows available to rest our weary heads while at the beach! Creativity matters, folks!
Resting in harmony!
Buttocks as a comfortable pillow have reached a phenomenal popularity with the beach audiences all over the world! Improvisation contributes to luxury for us all!
Sand, surf, sun and comfort!
Of course, using our buttocks as pillows does eliminate one item to bring to the beach. Fortunately, they’re part of our anatomy and accompany us everywhere!
Looking for a head to rest!
Despite the growth in popularity, there remain a significant number of bare buttocks searching for a head to offer rest!
Bottoms-Up!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
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Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, September 4, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Back to Work!”
Francois!
Francois Sagat’s job is to encourage body and clothes freedom!
The only requisites on being a skinny-dipper are the skills and techniques of swimming and the aquatic (water) safety. A paramount rule (non-negotiable) is no clothing allowed!” ~ Roger Poladopoulos ~ 23 August 2020
Sometimes, so many words are used to describe, explain and identify naked swimming when the only essential wording is the activity itself: naked swimming. Nothing else is really necessary to educate us on true meaning of the event/relaxation exercise. An aquatic adventure that is engaged in without attire, without care and especially without embarrassment or guilt!
Too often, we find ourselves involved in detailing descriptive phrases and accounts that only complicate the basic understanding of the actual action. Skinny-dipping and naked swimming are synonymous with one another. They are the same. There is no difference between them. Two conditions are required: The first is the need for water – to enable the swimming. The second is the need for no clothing, covering or garment – only nakedness.
Removing the non-essential!
Stepping out of his briefs!
The only item covering his skin is the sand on his buttocks. That can be attributed to his use of sunscreen to protect his skin from potentially harmful sunrays. The use of any type of skin protection does not compromise the bare/nude status of the person.
Bare skin and water are the only absolutely mandatory requirements for naked swimming. The water source can be either man-made (canal, pool, etc.) or can be natural (lake, ocean, river, etc.). It can be an enclosed location or out in nature. No distinction is needed; it is the preference of the persons involved!
As the end of the summer of 2026 approaches those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, my spouse, Aaron and I encourage you to consider engaging in swimming naked before the weather changes!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Monday, August 31, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! August, 2026!”
“Why should we think nudity is such a revolting thing in a land where there is so much violence and corruption and racism and hatred? Nudity seems like a welcome relief from all the bullshit in life.” ~ Anthony Kiedis ~ musician and vocalist Red Hot Chili Peppers
Born 1 November 1962
Songwriter Anthony Kiedis of the popular music group Red Hot Chili Peppers actually issued the above observation long before the felonious trumpster-dumpster ever bought himself into power. How true his assessment remains today! Especially considering the criminals holding power during this time.
In my humble perspective, the despicable actions that Anthon Kiedis listed in his quote – corruption, hatred, racism and violence – though they remain extremely disgusting and repulsive are practically everyday and “normal” in today’s world. What was unacceptable to Anthony Kiedis is a common practice that rarely is noticed now.
That is the reasoning that my spouse, Aaron, and I have for encouraging voters in this country to ensure their electoral registrations are accurate and current. The mid-term elections are in November 2026. Now is the time to verify voter accuracy. This allows time to correct any mistakes prior to the election day.
We are desperate in needing a change in the legislative leadership of this country. If we are to return this land into a place of change, freedom and hope, then the planning needs to begin today.
Please ensure the validity of your electoral registration. Please plan to vote in the November mid-term elections! Now is the time to seek change!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
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Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Friday, July 31, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! July, 2026!”
The Obama Presidential Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA!
The Obama Presidential Center was dedicated on 18 June 2026 – the Juneteenth holiday being the day after and the first day of opening! A perfect way to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday and the 250th anniversary of the USA! Both Aaron, my spouse, and I agree that this dedication and grand opening are ideal for this remarkable anniversary, especially during these turbulent and uncertain times in this country.
This incredible center includes a museum, community and conference facilities, the presidential library (fully digitized) and offices of the not-for-profit Obama Foundation. Also on site are a location of the Chicago Public Library, a community athletic facility and a public park.
Former USA President Barack Hussein Obama
The official portrait of our amazing, awesome, exceptional, honest and sincere president! He consistently espoused care for others, change for better, hope for the future and equality for all! He openly acknowledged his personal hesitation and reservation on endorsing marriage equality, but after careful consideration, he boldly admitted his weakness and respected the “law-of-the-land!” A truly qualified leader of this nation, an example for all!
The Obama Presidential Center on Opening Day, 19 June 2026!
Even though Aaron and I didn’t meet until 2010, we individually campaigned for his nomination and election in 2008 and as an unofficial couple four years later. I personally met the then-candidate Obama twice in 2008, once being a total surprise for us both. I was in person at his frigid inauguration in 2009 and despite the freezing outdoor temperatures, it was a glorious day!
The center’s official logo!
Summer provides me with an official “break” (respite) between semesters at my university, therefore I had no job obligations to prevent me from attending the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. However, as the event occurred over the Juneteenth weekend, Aaron was unable to take time off from the hospital where he’s employed. I knew better than to even entertain the thought of going there alone!
President Obama: caring for others!
The dedication of this facility is an ideal example of the fulfillment of the dreams and goals of those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. It represents the best that we offer: hope and progress. Without disparaging others, it achieves a union in faith and spirit with the Founding Fathers (and Mothers) and celebrates us all!
Thank you Mr and Mrs Obama for all that you have done for all of us!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry planned for here is Monday, July 20, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “A Mid-Summer Dream!”
There is no universal (global) specific date for the World Naked Bike Ride. Each event is coordinated and planned locally the result being that it occurs throughout the entire year. It also allows the host locality to schedule the ride during the optimum weather season for their particular region. There are actually some participants who travel extensively in order to complete (survive?) as many rides as possible! Clothes free cycling for everyone!
Toronto, Canada welcomes the WNBR!
“We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians as well as the negative consequences we all face due to dependence on oil and other forms of non-renewable energy.” ~ World Naked Bike Ride website ~
The above image depicts a miniature rainbow flag of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer+ (GLBTQ+) community and culture. Although the WNBR is not an exclusive GLBTQ+ event or function, the majority of the local jurisdiction planning committees support and welcome our involvement in all phases of the organisation.
The WNBR is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse as human-powered transport (the majority on bicycles but some on unicycles, skateboards, inline skates and as pedestrians) to “deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer body-positive world.”
In 2003, Conrad Schmidt developed the concept for the World Naked Bike Ride after organising the same for Artists for Peace/Artists Against War in Europe. The original WNBR message was against oil dependency and the promoting of the power and individuality of the human body. The very first WNBR occurred in June, 2004. Since 2006, the message has simplified and the main focus is now on cycling advocacy and sharing the roadways by everyone.
For additional information and a schedule of bicycle rides, click the link below:
There is no officially central office or headquarters for WNBR. The website guides individuals to directions into creating an event for their individual locality.
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area conducted a WNBR event in 2006 that was poorly planned and promoted by several overwhelmed volunteers. I only learned of the activity two weeks prior to it happening in late May. Unfortunately, due to local laws, we were not permitted to participate nude. That one time was the only event that took place in our region.
Two different beginning sites were publicised for the ride. At the one convenient to me, there were approximately 30 of us to ride. We were later joined by another similar group from the alternate site.
Fortunately, other municipalities throughout the USA have held successful and better organised rides!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Old Faithful!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, May 15, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Sun-Sations!”
Life is a process of acquiring many lessons to incorporate into our daily routine. Why is the most important one – that is most needed – is the one that’s absolutely rarely shared?
“While being bare, we care, so therefore we dare to share!”
What reasoning justifies our concern with the emotional and mental status of a person surpassing the regard over their physical wellbeing? How does one triumph over another? As fellow humans, shouldn’t our goal be the entire person instead of just one aspect of that person?
Bromance!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Old Faithful!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Thursday, April 30, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! April, 2026!”
Strippers!
Let’s all get naked together and share all of our bodies!
In 1619, the slave trade began regularly delivering persons captured and stolen in Africa to commercial ports in what were then known as the British Thirteen Colonies long the north Atlantic Ocean. These African newcomers were then publicly displayed, inspected and then sold into slavery at live auctions often just days after their arrival.
Basically, the Africans were kidnapped, crowded into ships, severely imprisoned, transported over the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the New World and then enslaved. The majority of them had no idea what was happening to them nor why. These victims were from a variety of diverse tribes and communication was limited due to language barriers.
Accompanying the kidnapped victims were aspects and elements of their culture and customs from the African homeland. These were retained and secretly incorporated into their new lives in the “New World.”
Survival:
Among the newly enslaved were persons of the Adinkra/Akan tribe in west Africa, their primary regions are now the countries of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The Adinkra brought with them no written language of their own but a vast system of symbols and graphics to convey knowledge, thoughts and related practices.
The sankofah symbol taught the lesson that it is acceptable and understandable to look to the past for solutions to problems in the present. That history is a valuable resource in our lives whenever needed.
The sankofah emblem consists of a fowl with the head inverted, looking into the past. This particular Adinkra proverb shares the belief that the old can and do need to teach the young.
Many of the Adinkra traditional symbols and their proverbial messages are used even today in the designs of the kente cloth. These patterns are popular and appreciated globally for the intricate detail.
In the USA, often the stories of the national fabric are frequently interwoven with knowledge and lessons learned from an obscure past. As with the Adinkra sankofah, the reality has actually been with us as heritage for a very long time!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry planned for here will post on Friday, February 6, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “NBHAAD!”
Prologue: Carter G. Woodson and the Black History Movement:
Carter Godwin Woodson, the “father” of the Black history movement!
Carter Godwin Woodson was popularly referred to as the “father of Black history.” He was born on 19 December 1875 in New Canton, Virginia, the son of emancipated slaves James and Anna Eliza Woodson. He graduated from Berea College, Kentucky, in 1903 and received his Ph. D. from Harvard University in 1912. He was the second Black American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, the first being W.E.B. Du Bois. He is the first son of enslaved parents to receive a Ph.D. from anywhere.
In 1915, he co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History).
In 1916, he started publishing and editing the Journal of Negro History. He encouraged scholarly research on Black American history.
In February, 1926, he launched Negro History Week, a celebration and exploration of the Black American experience. It later evolved into Black History Month. The first observance of Negro History Week occurred almost exclusively within Black churches and social organizations.
His work and causes built the foundation for development of the study of African American history. His efforts consistently challenged the views that marginalized Black contributions to culture and society.
He died on 3 April 1950 in Washington, D.C.
Black History Month, 2026, liberation colours!
ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! Role:
There are three (3) primary reasons for attempting to offer a positive and productive aspect of African American History Month here. The first reason is that Black people are an integral part of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer+ (GLBTQ+) culture and movement. The second but equally important reason is that my spouse, Aaron, is African Canadian. His African heritage is Nigerian, the Yoruba tribe.
As a professional educator, it is a duty to try to provide accurate and informative perspectives for followers, readers and visitors here. As advocates of GLBTQ+ equality, we feel it is important that we enhance knowledge of Black people’s experiences especially with the bare practitioner – nakedness and same gender love (SGL) – community and culture. Who better to share than two men who care?
A mask from Africa!
February is the briefest month of the calendar year and we’re striving to provide a comprehensive viewing of the actual story of African American people and life in the USA. Our plans are separate postings for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) on 6 February in anticipation of observation on 7 February and a vintage photograph essay (visual) on Bare + Black = Queer! on 20 February. We’re working on a feature: Ms. Unknown Discovery! planned for 23 February.
A current popular series here is bare celebrity role models and plans are underway for the February segment: Bare Celebrity Role Models #6: Identity! The proposed publication date for this edition is Friday, 13 February.
It is simply impossible us to present the complete and ideal version Black history in this format. Together, we have selected an assortment of topics relevant to our bare practitioner community and culture.
Given the current political climate in the USA, the exploration of the African American experience remains unknown to many. Unfortunately, there exists no focused dynamic to challenge and/or change this political ignorance and oversight.
The examination and exploration of Black history sadly remains somewhat obscure within the public school systems in this country. Many feel that the references to Dr. King, Jr., and his “I Have A Dream” speech, as well as the roles of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, represent the entirety of the African American perspective. The story of a people and their contributions to a national heritage both deserve and require much more than that!
We both commit ourselves to do our small part to correct this catastrophe!
Happy Black History Month, 2026!
Naked hugs!
Aaron Michael Peterson-Poladopoulos/Roger Peterson-Poladopoulos
ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Monday, February 2, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Sankofah!”
Ready or not, the nude new year is here for all of us! Happy New Year to all from both of us! My spouse, Aaron and I extend best wishes to all of you for all of 2026!
Rome Flynn: observance #1!
Rome Flynn: compliance!
Rome Flynn: bare happiness!
Join us as we strip off those pesky pants and skinny-dip to celebrate with Rome Flynn in a pool for a well-deserved greeting for another year of being happy bare practitioners!
Bare compatibility!
Find a friend and welcome nakedness into your lives together!
Slumbering in, 2026!
Or just roll over and join your partner in a worthy recuperation of last night’s awesome arrival of fireworks and fun!
Slapping into the new year!
Or slap your partner’s buttocks to punish him for his adventures without you!
Happy New Nude Year everyone!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Saturday, January 3, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bare Friends, TAN, Part 1”
ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! 