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Kemmer's thread featuring his tandem + trail-a-bike + trailer made me realise that we don't have a sticky thread so we can all show off pictures of our road trains and family cycling adventures. Maybe this could be it?
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Kemmer's thread featuring his tandem + trail-a-bike + trailer made me realise that we don't have a sticky thread so we can all show off pictures of our road trains and family cycling adventures. Maybe this could be it?
OK, I'll start...
My wife and two oldest daughters decided to ride to the start of RAGBRAI in Iowa. We live in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. They found two other riders willing to tag along for five days and about 400 miles using this triple and trailer setup. They create a "team" name each time - flamingos, rubber duckies, and this year it's Team Croak with their frogs.
2007 will be their third annual trip to the start. My wife and I ride across Iowa each July, as our vacation.
We enjoy cycling all over the Cities with our girls.
This was with my 3 and 4 year old kids. This weekend we plan to ride a charity ride with my dad and granddad so that we have 4 generations at on 40 mile ride (ages 88 to 4). I know I will be the weak link of the ride.
I'm pretty proud of my little team and it from the looks of it I'm not the only one.
You inspired the thread so it's all your fault :p :beer:Quote:
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Originally Posted by mnnuts
:eek: wow! how cool is that!
Please post a few pictures in this thread of that 4-generation weekend ride :)Quote:
Originally Posted by aggie_grad
You guys look great in the matching jerseys. :D
The more I read, the more I am amazed at everyones enginering skills.
Is that your own invention of adding the trailerbike to your rear rack ? I ask because I have a hard time adding a trailerbike to my bike because the seatpost is so high.
Is your son ok with sitting up so high ? He seems pretty comfortable with it.
That particular trail-a-bike is the Burley Piccolo. It is the only one that connects like that. They are considered to be one of the best performing ones out there. The others are prone to develop play in the hitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOBE
Originally Posted by KOBE
Yes they are fine as seen by their smile on their first ride. The child stoker kits cause you to continue to raise the seat as the kid grows. Hopefully when it get too top heavy they are tall enough to reach the pedals with extentions.
It doesn't get any better than this !!!
Here's a pic of my old Trek 800 and our new tag-along bike. I've had the Trek for 15 years or so and it's still going strong. I was hesistant to buy a new tag-along bike because I was worried it might not get much use, but it's turn out to be a great investment. The older kids love riding it with me and we travel all around our little town up and down the hills together.
I haven't yet tried sticking our two-kid bike trailer to the tag-along yet - too many hills around here, I don't think I'd be able to make it. However, if we go to the bike trail, I might try it out....
Here's our 2 yr old running to catch up to our 5 yr old who already snagged the good seat:
This was from yesterday's dry-run on my wife's (hopeful) bike-commute to her new gig.
Last year....
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Before the twins, and with the twins! :D
And Mom drives the SAG wagon! :p
Here's my quick pic -- we love to ride and have done the bike+tagalong + trailer; but now we do the double tagalong.Attachment 48279
Here's one of the kids when they were about 14 months old:
And another that's from this year, helping Dad put up his commute bike:
Here's one I dug up from a 25 mile M.S. group ride in 1994 with my oldest daughter (8yrs. old then).
And here's another from 1994, me with all of my Stokers...we're all older and bigger now, especially me.
Well, we went for the most expensive option which I didn't even realize was available, Adams t-a-b from LBS:
Boy is he thrilled. Hard to get him off it while awake (except for when we get to various ice cream destinations)
Love COD's matching t-shirts in the pic above. If only they could have arranged it so each t-shirt had a consecutive segment of the bike, from stem to stern...
While mom has one tag along on a tagalong, dad has two tag along on a double tagalong (three if you count the grasshopper on the back our youngest)! There is not much better than a family bike ride!
Dangit, 5 minutes to find a decent pic, and it's 7 times too big to post.
Here we are, a couple of years ago. I still use the bike trailer with the little one, but the big one has her own bike now. They loved/ love that bike trailer!:D And, of course, my avatar is also the bike and bike trailer!
how young is to young for a trailer?
is 3 months to young?
I saw a site that talked about a rough ride.
Our pediatrician said that the child needs to be able to hold his or her head upright without support. 1 year is a rough rule of thumb. I think our twins had their first bike ride at 11.5 months.
Here is my Grand Son with my Craiglist find Gary Fisher "Freeloader" 1/2 bike.
The SMILE says it all to me!


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3. Save the Last One 43 minsThe group desperately awaits Shane's return. Shane finds himself trapped in a school, surrounded by the undead. Daryl and Andrea search for someone in the woods.
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Posted 06 March 2011 - 04:38 PM
Circumstances meant it was hard to mesh our schedules, but finally we were both free for we didn't get to meet as planned before, but this time it was different. He told me he would be at work alone that day, and as it was a Monday, it would be quiet. As I was driving along the M4 towards his place of work I was thinking "what are you doing, this is insane" but, of course my little head had taken over and big head was just following orders from the boss.
I drove past the place and then parked opposite. I watched for a while to make sure he was alone. There certainly wasn't anyone in the sales area and he had told me his boss was off for the day. Now was the time. Fuck I was horny; I was here – less than 50 feet from him at last. Now he had to be done. I got out of the car and locked it, double-checked I was looking my best, then crossed the road.
I opened the door and he looked at me. I don't think he thought I'd be there. It was, after all, a very long drive for me, but he should not have doubted me: he would one day rue such doubts. I walked over to him and grabbed his cock through his jeans. Just as was mine, he was rock hard. This told me all I needed to know. I walked back to the door and flicked the sign over to 'Closed'. So what if some wino couldn't get his Red Stripe for half an hour? He'd come back, whereas I had waited far too long for this opportunity. I would not be interrupted by someone who could get what he wanted at Spar. I was getting what I wanted at Thresher.
The door secured, he looked at me with a shit-faced grin. I took him by the shoulders and pushed him into the stock room out back. Within seconds, I had his jeans down round his ankles and was lubing his ass with some spit. He was even better looking than on his photos. I think he relied on this when he met guys. He told them what he wanted, but secretly he didn't really want my special gift, the thought of it was just a way to get off. He thought I would have an attack of conscience and not go through with it. He obviously didn't know me very well. I had told him I was a man of my word. I had told him when we met that his ass was mine. And there it was, in front of me. I was hard as nails. I had considered taking a Viagra but decided since I generally didn't have trouble getting it up, I would not need any assistance on this occasion.
I slid my cock deep into this boy, right to the root. He screamed out in pain, but I wasn't taking any notice of him. I was getting what I wanted – his hole. I was not going to prolong the tryst, however. Time was against us.
I had him bent over, so he could reach out up against the wall, Stella to his left, Fosters to his right. I pounded his hole so hard the bottles were rattling. He was struggling to get away but I had a firm hold of his waist, he was going nowhere. I was nearly there, about to shoot a load into him. He had waited for this load and I gave it to him. I flooded his ass, I was sure he was overflowing. He looked over his shoulder and said to me "thank god that's finally over, you've had my poz cherry."
The door buzzer brought us back to the real world. He pulled-off my still hard cock, yanked-up his jeans, and ran into the shop. I stayed where I was, praying it wasn't his boss. It wasn't, it was just some bloke wanting 10 Bensons and some king-sized Rizla. Obviously he had something planned. As did I!
The customer left and the boy came back out to see me. I was there, erect still, waiting for his ass to slide back on my cock – and I told him so. He dropped his jeans and reversed onto me. I needed to make a mess of his ass. I pounded away again, harder than before. I had the time now to really ram him and delay cumming, he really wasn't expecting to be fucked that hard. This time he was pinned against the wall. My cock was deeply embedded in him, then all the way out then slammed back in. I was enjoying myself when the door buzzer sounded again, as a customer walked into the store. So much for the 'Closed' sign. Again my bottom pulled his jeans up and went-out to handle the customer. I looked on the CCTV screen and noticed the customer was cute. I wondered if he wanted what my special gift. We'll never know. The customer dispatched, my boy came back in the stock room, did what he knew he had to do, reversing onto my cock once again. I resumed ploughing him hard when the bloody shop door went again. Utterly exasperated, we both looked at the screen, but this time I saw what I was hoping to see. I said to him "hope you don't mind I invited a friend to join us." In the front of the shop was my mate Jeff. I had telephoned him just as I left for the store, suggesting he might want to make it a three-way. Jeff had met the boy before, but they had played all rubbered-up.
Happily the boy was in agreement, and within seconds Jeff was in there, his piercing adding to the boys anal injuries. He shot a good hard load into the boy very quickly – the boy's ass was so hot no-one could have lasted. Then it was time for Jeff to drag it out, do some proper damage, give the boy a good hard fucking he'd long remember. The buzzer sounded again, so I pulled my jeans up and went to serve the customer. Well, those few months when I worked at Thresher's served me well. Jeff was doing what he does best but very quietly, I was selling an old lady a bottle of sherry. I suppose one could say Jeff was also serving the lad, albeit in a very different way.
It was time to put the Closed sign up again for 10 minutes. Jeff was still balls deep in the boy but they were laying on some boxes, Jeff on his back, the lad sitting on Jeff's cock, leaning forward while sucking on Jeff's nips. Now was the time to put move my second plan into action. I stripped-off my jeans, spat on my cock, and joined the two fuckers. Stepping between Jeff's legs, I put the head of my cock next to Jeff's and just shoved it right in. No mercy. The boy jumped up but Jeff stopped him from jumping up. There he was, wedged between two hung guys, his ass impaled on two fat pierced cocks. Two poz cocks in one neg boy's hole.
As planned.
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Another one of mine
Nicely written, Poztony. I'm glad I could post it.
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Have always wanted to try fitting two dicks up my man cunt! Add in piercings and poz cocks bareback and I'm creaming my pants at the thought!
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I sure wish that was my ass getting serviced like that.
Posted 07 May 2015 - 07:09 AM
Seems I have to find a new job in such a store!!
Posted 08 May 2015 - 09:35 PM
Great story and well written ... but I am confused...obviously some people ignored the "closed" sign but, if the door was "secured" how did these customers keep getting in and interrupting?
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A person who is mean or slightly cold to a person they are actually attracted to. This comes from the analogy of a girl who kicks someone in the shins to let them know she is attracted to them.
she likes you, she's just a bit of a shin-kicker
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Located in Southern California, USA , Laguna Beach is about half way between Los Angeles and San Diego along the Pacific Ocean coastline. Our community is nestled between the coastal hills and the rocky coves in the south most areas of Orange County.
Laguna Beach was first occupied by an Indian tribe named the Ute-Aztecas (later the Shoshones). The Native tribe named the area Lagonas, their word for lakes. When the Spaniards arrived they applied the name Canada de las Lagunas (Canyon of the Lakes). And in 1904, the name of the area was officially changed from Lagonas to Laguna Beach.
In 1932 the Festival of Arts opened with a stage and booths at a location near the Hotel Laguna. Ten years later the Irvine Bowl was dedicated and the festival grew to become the world-renowned Pageant of the Masters.
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VIDEO VAULT: Wozniacki gets worked on and over
"Life on the tennis tour isn't glamorous." Whoever said that is a fucking liar. Just watch this video from the WTA. And just to rub it in they zoom in and follow Caroline Wozniacki as stylists, including Oriflame's Jonas Wramell, brush, pull and primp at the Dane to get her ready for a baller party.
Yeah, they're right. This totally looks like work. Sorta like my job but without the hair, makeup, pretty clothes, stylists, cameras, electronica soundtrack and birds:
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Today's "Trade and Industrial" Revolution
Roberts, Katharine M., Vocational Education Journal
Those who prepare youth for careers in the traditional "trades" need fresh tools to meet new demands of business and industry
Trade and industrial education. The backbone of voc ed. Those folks who first created partnerships with business, who helped build and uphold skill standards in many industries, whose graduates always have been craftspeople welcomed by business and industry.
That is, until the 1980s. Then the rules changed. Graduates of high school trade and industrial programs now must fight harder for fewer jobs that often end in a year or two. They find themselves doing more diverse, complex tasks on the job, often with no clear-cut further education or training provided to upgrade their skills. And even before they face this unpredictable marketplace, they often must succeed in trade and industrial education programs that require them to master a panoply of skills, technical and otherwise,but can afford ot offer only a few hours in the lab.
Is trade and industrial education under the gun in the 1990's? Yes, say not only businesses, unions and policy makers, but also educators and administrators themselves.
A fluid U.S. economy has put more than a little damper on what mny call "traditional voc ed"-the programs that offer specific skill training for students who want to work more with their hands in such trades as construction, automotive and manufacturing.
Demand in several of the traditional trades, such as masonry and machine setting, is predicted to decline through 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. U.S. job market forecasts do show impressive employment growth in hightech occupations-such as technicians who provide assistance to engineers, scientists, physicians and other professionals; operators and programmers of technical equipment; and mechanics, installers and repairers of cars, computers and industrial equipment. Trade and industrial education embraces at least some of these occupations, although most now require further education at the postsecondary level. A high school vocational education that used to be enough to secure a good entry-level position in the trades is no longer a sure ticket.
The changing job market, with an attendant increase in academic credits required for high school graduation, is shrinking secondary trade and industrial education programs. On the flip side are opportunities to deliver new programming-if trade and industrial educators agree to keep their fingers on the pulse of a business world that changes every nanosecond.
Brave, new business world
The bywords of the late 1980s and early '90s-global competition, downsizing, reengineering-describe a reality in the workplace that is good and bad. Leaner, meaner businesses mean productivity is higher, workers are more efficient and U.S. exports are growing. For real people-workers and potential workers-these economic gains may seem irrelevant. Real wages in most industries are either stagnant or declining and layoffs continue at a marked pace, especially in blue-chip companies like AT&T, which had in past years employed workers throughout their lifetimes. For today's worker, that can translate into minimal job security and earning potential.
Experts hope, of course, that real wages will grow as these more efficient businesses begin to make more profits. But that won't necessarily mean proportionally more jobs in the trade and industrial sector of the economy. The U.S. Labor Department projects that job openings in many traditional "precision production, craft, and repair" occupations-particularly those in the manufacturing sector of the economy-will either grow very slowly or even decline between now and 2005.
(See the "Projected Employment Change/Selected Trade and Industrial Occupations" chart on page 26.) A Fortune magazine article lists the following among its "20 Worst Industries for Jobs": aircraft and parts; computer hardware; women's clothing manufacturing; electronic components; machinery wholesalers; masonry, stonework and plastering; and steel mills. …


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Her marriage crashed after husband Ashley cheated on her with a string of girls, then her career took a body blow with her sacking from the US X Factor.
CHERYL Cole's family have begged her not to rekindle her relationship with cheating ex-husband, Ashley, saying: "How many times do you want your heart broken?"
AN EMOTIONAL Cheryl Cole revealed last night how she is withdrawing from the world of celebrity – and doesn't know when she'll be back.
Cheryl Cole was "double chuffed" last night after hearing she HAS landed a job on US X Factor – ending months of feverish speculation.
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Cheryl Cole shared a tiny onebedroom apartment on a Cape Town beach with Derek Hough during their 12-day break in South Africa.
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CHERYL Cole has revealed that she refused therapy after divorcinghusband Ashley – but she would love to meditate up a mountain.
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Yesterday, we had a beautiful "pine" armstrong faux wood floor put in our kitchen. Unfortunately it makes our 1950's knotty pine cabinets look too dark and marked up. We are thinking about refinshing them so that they look lighter or painting but we do not know where to start. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. We nee the advice! Thanks. Sue
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I am currently refinishing our knotty fir cabinets. I had a really hard time getting the very dark stain off of our wood, but fir is a soft wood. I tried using wood strippers and I didn't get very far. So, now I am sanding them with a courser grade of sandpaper first and then moving to a lighter and lighter grit as I go until it is smooth. I am not even bothering with the strippers anymore. It is time consuming, but I am enjoying watching the process happen. My cabinets are looking absolutely beautiful! We have cabinets with a veneer base and there was solid wood pieces that were attached around the edge of each door for design purposes. Be VERY careful if you have any veneer on your doors or if the foundation for your cabinets is made out of it! You don't want to sand too much. You will take the veneer off and reach the plywood underneath...which is not nearly as attractive! My husband got a little wild with the electric sander on our cabinet foundation...thank goodness it was in an inconspicious area! I don't know how much sanding you may have...just keep this in mind. You also need to think ahead about how you are going to do it...a tip...I would re-stain, if possible, all in the same day so you keep the color depth the same. Remember that your cabinets around your range tend to get grease build up from cooking...If possible, save that area as the last to strip. If you can, I would strip, re-stain all of the cabinets, and clear coat it around the range area before you use it again. Good luck! Hope I was some help!
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Signatories to the resolution vowed to "stand up against attacks on the cultural heritage of any country as attacks on the common heritage of humanity as a whole,"
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While many Iraqis are "begrudgingly grateful" for their help, a lack of regional Arab support and the view that America is an "unreliable ally" leaves the country with little other choice than to turn to Iran.
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Casual dishonesty.
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Army officials want to be more proactive, meeting soldiers in the very environment where anxiety festers.
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Rubio repeatedly refused to answer Chris Wallace's simple question.
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The responsibility of who fomented the rise of the Islamic State therefore falls on the shoulders of many actors, both American and Middle Eastern.
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On Monday, Fox News' Megyn Kelly asked Jeb Bush a simple question. Then the trouble started.
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"Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion?"
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"While no one condones looting, on the other hand, one can understand the pent-up feelings that may result from decades of repression."
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IS' predecessor, the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI), lost multiple leaders to U.S. airstrikes and the group appears to be buttressing its leadership by putting forward charismatic figureheads while the masterminds continue to operate in the shadows.


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Banging two girls my girlfriend and her busty sister too
Hot new gf revenge tapes leaked! Guy films himself banging two girls on the couch, his girlfriend and her smoking hot sister too! Don't miss this amazing amateur sex tape and these two stunning naked girls, Daisy Summers and her beautiful sister Shae Summers! I fell in love with this pretty girl when I first saw her! Her lovely tiny pussy, her cute face, her flawless figure, and above all perhaps the most spectacular natural big tits I've ever seen. Shae Summers, I love you! Once this naked girl pulls down her towel, and I got a look at those titties, big and juicy with perfect nipples and cute tanlines, I was hooked. This babe has some of the nicest tits! This guy is super lucky bastard, because as the episode title describes, he fucked his girlfriend and her busty sister Shae too! They had hot threesome sex. Check out this 6-minute clip and don't forget to watch the whole a half-hour video! You can thank me later. Enjoy! This lucky guy says: When I came home early from work I heard the voice of my girlfriend in the bedroom. Who was there with her? I decided he'd fire up my camera for kicks and record what she did all day while I've at work. To my surprise, it was my half naked girlfriend and her fully naked busty sister. The girls stripped down in the bathroom and took sexy pics of themself in front of the mirror. I decided to watch them from the bedroom. GF's sister exposed her big, juicy tits and my girlfriend gently stroking them with her hands! I think after a dip in the pool, she asked my girlfriend to help her out by rubbing skin lotion all over her sexy naked body! I was watching them from the distance and getting a raging hard-on as my girlfriend, in a skimpy two piece bikini, caressed her body and I could tell my girl was enjoying it! Soon naked girls caught me peeping and got slightly pissed, but after some flirting with them, the sisters decided to play along. As my gf stood behind her sexy sister and reached around to rub lotion over her big tits, my girl's hands reached down south to stimulate her wet slit and swollen clit. Then her sister lied down on the black leather couch as my girl stripped naked and they had hot lesbian sex while I watched and filmed! After eating each other out, two naked girls remembered me and my throbbing cock! Finally! The girls gave me a double blowjob, sucking my cock and licking my balls and then let me take turns fucking them hard and blowing my load all over their pretty faces and rocking bodies! This was the best experience ever, man!
Visitors already tipped me off about Shae Summers. Her first video now finally is out and I can introduce you this stunning babe with beautiful breast! Shae Summers makes her debut in a threesome! Find more hot videos with Shae Summers and more amateur sex videos with girls having threesomes together. Ever wonder where all the homemade sex tapes, amateur porn videos and naughty xxx-rated pictures of naked girlfriends end up long after they broke up with their boyfriends? Right here at GF Revenge! Before they parted ways, these sexy sluts loves posing naked for their boyfriends and letting them film them sucking dick, getting their pussies fucked, trying threesomes with best friends, enjoying hardcore sex and having hot cum sprayed all over their faces and bodies! Now this footage found its way to the web for you to jerk off to with non-stop action, new videos and new girls added all the time!
Do you like blondes? Check out this one. I went to the local bar last night and picked up this hot blonde babe and fucked her on camera! She was wearing a skin tight pink dress that highlighted her delicious curves, big tits and juicy ass and I couldn't wait to take it off and see her naked body! She slipped it down and bared her plump titties and I squeezed them, feeling her nipples as they hardened up against my fingertips. She pulled her pink panties against her sweet pussy and it slid between her pussy lips, soaking wet as she fingered and rubbed her snatch for me. Her naked ass looked simply amazing! A nice thick ass. I made her turn over as she undressed and got rid of her panties, showcasing her fine bubble shaped ass while she crawled between my legs and stuffed her mouth with my big fat cock, massaging it in between her big tits. Then naked blonde laid flat on her back and spread her legs, rubbing my cock against her pussy lips and begging me to fuck her in missionary position. I let her ride my dick and drilled her from behind before spurting my hot cum all over her slutty face! Just take a look at that cummed face!
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Are you bored with traditional emotionless porn movies? Try this new sex entertainment! I mean 3D Sex Games! In 3D SEX Villa you are enabled to create your own girlfriend featuring all the sizes you want – color of her tender skin, hair, eyes, size of her boobs and booty and so on! You will even be able to create a girl you like in the real life, your neighbor, mate or even a celebrity you adore. Besides, you may choose ready to use models. How do you find a fairy or a film character? But what is more important is that this is an interactive game. You are enables to control your 3D cock moving it to and fro, slower or faster, watching as the virtual girl responds to your moves and actions. All the moves are executed in the ultimate realistic manner! The game features plenty of readymade scenes, girls, sex toys. You can add as many of cyber girls to the scene as you wish and need for your fucking satisfaction. Besides you can shoot you own porn movies with these hot 3D babes. The game also features its community of users where you can share your models and boast the porn movies of your own production. But this is not far the end of the sex pleasures the game offers as you can order plug-n-plunge sex toys, Vagina Flashlight and Dildo and get a real fucking delight by connection of these devices and gears via USB port to your computer! This 3D game will help you to realize the hottest sex dreams which are unfortunately unreal or impossible to realize in usual life. You can download and install this game absolutely FREE!
Hot babe fucked and jizzed on by her yoga master
Holly Michaels has what you call a "Yoga butt". That's right, ever since she took up yoga, her ass looks incredible and now her yoga shorts can hardly conceal or contain them and her delicious butt cheeks show underneath them. She is ready for her morning yoga routine and picks the perfect spot on the patio to lay down her yoga mat and warm up. Man, her sun salutations probably give the sun a boner! After stretching and flexing, hot babe goes into meditation and her yoga master arrives. He is her guru and lover and his hands and lips are all over her warm skin, lighting up all her chakras at the same time! Our sexy girl strips naked for him and as he takes off his own clothes, she takes his rock hard erection in her hands and gives him a wet, saliva drenched blowjob. He pins her against the wall, lifts her leg and penetrates her, fucking her hard and fast, Holly can hardly keep up the pace! Then he bends naked girl over and fucks her ripe pussy from behind and after riding his dick on the couch, he blows his load all over her pussy and ass.
Cute black girlfriend getting naked and pounded hard in bed
If you're the type of guy that loves those light-skinned naked girls, then you won't want to miss this week's submission. Does your girlfriend like to pose naked for a camera? This cute black girl doesn't mind to get naked on bf's camera and even to show him her sex skills. This lucky guy's got a smoking hot black girlfriend with juicy titties and she loves letting him play with them all day long. She sits on the edge of the bed and tells him how bad she wants to suck his dick and feel it in her pussy as he caresses her mocha breasts and teases her puffy dark chocolate nipples and areolas. She leans back for a second and you can see the cameltoe her wet pussy is shaping underneath her panties, this girlfriend is hot and ready to go, man! She sucks that fat dick with her meaty lips while she massages her ebony boobs for her man, she enjoys turning him on like that. Check out how this girlfriend gently sucks his cock and licks his balls, so hot! After this sensual cock sucking, naked girl to drill her hot pussy in all possible positions. He lays her down in bed and spreads her luscious brown legs wide open, drilling her tight, wet, slippery pussy with his raging erection. Naked girl plays with her tits and clit as she gets pounded in bed by her boyfriend and then turns over so he can fuck her from behind, enjoying the view of her magnificent bubble shaped brown ass! Just watch them delicious mocha buns bouncing like jello, man!
He knew that since his sexy girlfriend didn't mind posting her nude photos on facebook, she will not mind if he post this amateur sex video for the members at Black GF. After all, how would she ever find out? As you might be able to tell, video taping themselves nude and having sex on a camera was nothing new to this couple. We can only hope this means that there are more videos of their coming soon. I almost forgot, you can see all the entire video on the site, the link above. There are more girls and homemade sex tapes on the site. Check out these hot black girls!
Meet Violla A, a breath taking 21 year old redhead nymph from the Ukraine. Her long, slender nude body, ethereal curves and big all natural breasts almost seem to blend in with her natural surroundings, as she delights us with her heavenly nudity in this outdoors shoot. This naked girl is so beautiful. The photographer is as fascinated by her as he is by the beautiful setting they have chosen, a clearing in the woods that makes Violla seem like a forest dwelling fairy out of some medieval fantasy story. Her silky hair is a blend of gold and copper, her skin is pale like alabaster, her smile is sensual and her gaze is dreamy, her nipples dart away from her large breasts, stimulated by the wind that runs free through trees, branches and leaves. This naked girl is the living embodiment of freedom, sensuality and sexual lust; you can imagine the forest creatures gathering around her, the forest druids worshipping her and the nymphs feeling terribly jealous of her unparalleled beauty. Like the Lady of the Lake, her charm is not to be resisted, the photographer feels helplessly drawn to her nude body, unable to look away, nor ever wanting to! (CLICK PHOTO TO OPEN THIS GALLERY)
Silvie is a super sexy cutie model with long almond hair and she looks like a doll in her white blouse and denim mini skirt that showcases her fabulous long legs and lets us get a good peek at her pink panties! Silvie likes to dance and she does so in front of the camera, sensually running her hands all over her body and lifting her blouse so we can see her sensual, soft breasts. She stimulates her nipples with her delicate fingers and feels them grow hard and erect. After so much sensual dancing, Silvie is really turned on and she can't avoid spreading her legs wide open and rubbing her muff over the pink fabric of her panties. Half naked girl gets rid of her blouse so her breasts can breathe freely, fingering and rubbing her slit and clit over the panties. She pulls them slightly to the side and you can see the dark skin of her pussy lips as she masturbates standing right over your face. This cute girl is an all natural girl and once she is totally naked, she gives us the full view of her precious hairy muff as she drives herself to an orgasm! This is the best clip for those who love cute girls and hairy pussies!
I love sexy amateur girls with teardrop tits (you know, them dangling titties that resemble a teardrop) and this sexy naked girl is all smiles as she generously pours the oil all over her wicked hot tight body. I love the way naked girl moves her body in sensual ways as she drips the oil all over her body, taking particular delight in rubbing it over her pussy. She has fantastic long legs and she turns so her tight bubble butt faces the camera as she rubs more oil on her snatch. You can tell getting oiled up turns her on, she gropes and grabs chunks of oily flesh and grinds her hips and ass. Girl moves along to the shower, pressing her lovely butt cheeks against the glass pane and turning on the shower so she can rinse off that oil from her naked skin and soap herself up real nice and good. She opens the shower pane and steps out, soaping herself up close to the camera, that is just too fucking hot! So yummy tits, sexy long legs and cute smile. I really liked this girl! What about you? Leave you comments please.
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Sexy model mixes it up in a sensual and provocative pictorial
Cory is a sexy babe and it shows on each and every one of her pictures here! With silky dark brown hair, engaging smile and long sensual legs, Cory has everything she needs to make heads turn everywhere she goes! Cory is also a very kinky model, just watch the way she pulls her pussy lips apart or shoves a cucumber into her snatch! Here Cory surprises us in a mix of her very best photo shoots, so you get to see her in different scenarios and outfits. She looks as hot all dressed up or in intimate lingerie, posing in her bedroom or being provocative in some outdoor location. Every time she takes off her clothes, Cory feels free and fulfilled; she gets aroused fingering her bald pussy in front of the cameras, feeling the heat of the lights and the camera flash against her naked skin! How kinky can a babe like Cory get? Take a look at her last photos, where all by herself in the bedroom; Cory drives her entire fist up her pussy to satisfy her sexual urges! If this doesn't make your day, then what can? (CLICK PHOTO TO OPEN GALLERY)
Smoking hot brunette babe Malena Morgan has been invited to a picnic on the park by her roommates, a pair of super hot and sexy blonde babes. She likes all the attention she is getting, one of the girls keeps feeding her bits of food and the champagne they are sipping on is making her ditzy and light headed. Flirtful looks, longing gazes and her roommate's hair and soft skin brushing against her get the best of Malena, and soon she finds herself locked up in a hot, steamy, intense make out session with both girls, rapidly taking off their clothes and devouring each other with unparalleled voraciousness. Malena wants to touch, lick, suck and explore every inch of her new friend's naked bodies, she can feel the hotness irradiating from their pussies and the tightness of their assholes as she slides fingers and wet tongue all over them! She spreads her legs so she can get tongue fucked, pushes their heads as hard as she can against her crotch, so that silky tongue fuck can go deeper and deeper inside her! Man, what a picnic!
After spending the day outside, shopping, eating and having a good time, these four beautiful chicks come back to their department feeling really tired and sore. What better way to loosen up those stiff joints than with a nice massage? They bring out the massage table and one of the girls strips naked and lays belly down on it, letting her friends apply lots of oily lotion all over her back, legs and butt. Her bouncy ass is simply to die for and feeling the girls' hands all over her nude skin makes her pussy drip with excitement. A six hand massage is exactly what the doctor ordered! The girls start getting frisky too, taking off their clothes and getting into some very intense and steamy lesbian interaction. Lips need to be kissed, nipples need to be sucked, assholes and pussies need to be fingered, probed and explored by skilled tongues and digits! The delightful massage becomes a sinful pussy eating and asshole licking marathon! These naked girls are going to need some more bottles of baby oil before their sex massage is over with!
All oiled up and sweaty, this sexy little vixen is ready to light up our fire with her breath taking body and beautiful face. The sauna is her favorite place to be, she likes it hot, very hot! The temperature rises, in part due to the steam, in part due to her dangerous curves and sinful eyes as beads of sweat begin to roll down her heavenly body. She needs to take her clothes off. She will try to do it slow, teasing; but the heat is such, not just outside but within her body engorged with lust and desire, she needs to rip it all off; expose her small breasts with perky, erect nipples and dripping wet snatch, totally lubricated and ready to take tongues, fingers, dildos or huge cocks deep inside. She shakes her tight bubble shaped ass and teases us with her nubile body, she already knows how hard we want to fuck her, how unattainable and distant she seems for all our fantasies. Oil pours down her naked, sweaty skin, mixing up with her body's juices, her gentle hands rubbing it against her skin, feeling it get hotter and hotter! The oil drips down her cunt, drips in between the parted lips of her labia, blends naturally with the slick lubrication dripping from her vulva and swollen clitoris. She wants to masturbate so bad, pleasure herself, finger her cunt and asshole; then suck her fingers so she can taste her ass on them. She is all fire and desire and ready to be taken in the sauna room! (CLICK PHOTO to see full gallery)


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Now here's a Super Mario land that Bob Hoskins would've been more at home in — Game of Thrones, Mario-style.
Update: Now, Hyrule gets the same treatment.
After years in development hell with Sam Raimi, two of my hobbies converge anew as Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones grabs the reins of the Warcraft film. Said Jones in 2010: "I'm hugely jealous of Sam Raimi. I really believe World of Warcraft could be the launch of computer games as good films…[I]t's not worrying about how the game plays, it's about creating the world of the game and investing the audience in that world."
"'We don't know whether the media multitasking is causing symptoms of depression and social anxiety, or if it's that people who are depressed and anxious are turning to media multitasking as a form of distraction from their problems,' Becker said in a statement."
And here I thought Netflix and Warcraft went so well together: A new Michigan State study finds a correlation between depression and multi-tasking media. I wonder if the obverse is true also. One of the many reasons I love seeing a movie in the theater is that (ideally) nothing else but the film is impinging on my attention.
"By one estimate, Dr. McGonigal notes, creating Wikipedia took eight years and 100 million hours of work, but that's only half the number of hours spent in a single week by people playing World of Warcraft. 'Whoever figures out how to effectively engage them first for real work is going to reap enormous benefits,' Dr. McGonigal predicts."
But, then it'd be work, would it? At any rate, scientists and game designers try to figure out ways to tap into the world-changing potential of gamers. "'Gamers are engaged, focused, and happy'…'One of the most profound transformations we can learn from games is how to turn the sense that someone has "failed" into the sense that they 'haven't succeeded yet.'"
(This posed a poignant question for long-time players last night — Where do you go when the world ends? I myself parked my undead rogue on the grave where he was "born" four years ago, atop a hill in Tirisfal Glades, so he could watch the decline from a hazy distance.)
As usual, I've got a lot of games on my plate at the moment — CoD: Black Ops, Fallout: New Vegas, Civ 5, Starcraft 2, and DJ Hero 2. I'm still only halfway through Red Dead Redemption, and everything I've seen from the Kinect (and particularly Dance Central) suggests it's a game-changing device in its own right. Still, for what hours I consign to gaming, I usually just keep coming back to WoW. It's a quality production, through and through.
"When the moose attacked them, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was 'taunt' and provoke the animal so that it would leave his sister alone and she could run to safety…Once Hans was a target, he remembered another skill he had picked up at level 30 in 'World of Warcraft' – he feigned death."
Anyone who's pugged more than twice in WoW knows the phenomenon of the "huntard" — the little kid who's not-so-adept at handling his character (almost invariably hunters, and beast-master hunters at that.) Well, it's not this kid: A 12-year-old Norwegian boy saves his sister from a moose by employing WoW tactics. (And if he managed to Tame Beast I'd be really impressed.)
A very happy Valentines Day to you and yours. To keep tradition going for its sixth year here at GitM — '05, '06, '07, '08, '09 — time for the yearly musical valentines from yours truly.
First off, in keeping with the usual once-a-year romantic status-update, you'll be happy to know that this 2010 post actually comes with 44% less whining than usual. (Yay, and there was much rejoicing.) I am still single on this end, as per the norm, which means my trusty sheltie sidekick is once again holding down the official valentine spot. (Aw, he got me Bioshock 2. How did he know I wanted it?) But, having at last escaped the egregious emotional, financial, and general personal sandtrap that is late-term gradual school, it's safe to say I'm in a much happier place these days. And, since returning to DC, a town that's been swell to me so far, I've at least been taking a few swings at the plate lately. So, no wallowing this V-day. I'm in a pretty good place, all in all, and hope springs eternal. In any event, on to the music:
What role do you want to play?
I'm just a click away, night or day.
And if you think I'm not the one,
Log off, log off and we'll be done…"
But can she kite the adds? First off, as always, I offer some quality cheese: Singlehandedly raising unrealistic expectations for gamergrrls the world (of Warcraft) over, The Guild's fetching Felicia Day scored a massive (multiplayer) online hit last summer with the supremely catchy "Do You Wanna Date (My Avatar)?" In some ways a peppy, poppy update to Kraftwerk's "Computer Love" (which led off the order in '06) this was one of two songs I heard in the past year that I knew — immediately — would make it into this post.
Now, having spent more than my fair share of time MMO'ing over the past few years — everybody say hi to Jacklowry — it's safe to say that the bubbly, infectious enthusiasm that drives this track isn't really a huge part of games like Warcraft. (In fact, everyone usually seems vaguely depressed — There's a reason why some of the biggest facets of WoW-life are "grinding" levels and "farming" mats. If you take it seriously, it sorta becomes a day job.) But, all that being said, Day and The Guild crew know their WoW — how 'bout a little tank-and-spank? — and they've delivered a ditty that works as both a fun and knowing riff on the MMO life and a silky, effervescent pop song all on its own. Great job, y'all…Lvl 80 rogue lf healbot pst?
Girl I refuse, you must have me confused
With some other guy
Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn
To cry, cry me a river."
Don't it make you sad about it? This song probably needs no introduction — most everybody knows it, and I'm sure a lot of people are totally sick of the durned thing. Still, since the last song, however cheesy, is already a gamer standard and perhaps not nearly as embarrassing a guilty pleasure as I've tended to offer in years past, I give you JT's "Cry Me a River."
It's easy to playa-hate Justin Timberlake, and to be honest, I think I can only name three or four songs of his anyway. Still, I'd argue this well-crafted track and "SexyBack" put JT as the truly deserving 21st century pop heir to, say, Stevie Wonder or Michael Jackson. He's got the pipes, he's got the beats, he's got the production values, the dance moves, and the marketing savvy, and to my mind "Cry Me a River" just holds it own as a classically catchy pop ditty. And when the scorned lasses of this world roll out Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" as their peppy post-break-up standard on the dance floor, I in turn will call forth this track, Pokemon-style. Game on.
Your eyes are soft with sorrow,
And I know when to say goodbye.
While I threw up some Dylan in both '06 and '07, I try not to repeat artists just yet for these V-Day posts. Still, while the sublime "I'm Your Man" — which quite possibly can't be topped as a V-Day song — was part of the 2007 mix, I'm going with Leonard Cohen's "That's No Way to Say Goodbye" this year from Live in London. Not only because it is beautiful, but because, frankly, I played the hell out of this record over the past year.
When he's at his best, as he is throughout Live in London, Cohen' sheer rawness — his naked, direct emotion — cuts like a knife. He's not one to dabble in misdirection, or to try to obscure his feelings with extended metaphors. He just goes right to the heart of it, every time.
With that in mind, I much prefer this version of "That's No Way to Say Goodbye" to the original 1967 version. At times, the young Cohen sounds too callow to me. It took years, even decades, for his voice to catch up to the power of his poetry. And the slight change in lyrics here — Now it's "I know when to say goodbye" — helps push this ballad from petulance to poignance. It's one of many transcendant moments on this superlative album.
And, really, who doesn't love sleep? As a love-song sorbet of sorts, here's The Dandy Warhols' "Sleep." Like Brian Eno's "By this River" and Hot Chip's "Crap Kraft Dinner" (written up in '09), this is one of those songs I find endlessly soothing. It could just play on and on like this for twenty minutes and I'd be blissfully content…perhaps eventually nodding off, fading away into the wilderness of dream…
Go on, give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to wanna be your man
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason if you can."
As I said back when hyping Third in 2008, Portishead's Dummy was one of those ubiquitous albums for a few years there in the mid-nineties, with the most memorable track therein possibly being "the second single, "Glory Box." I include the late guitarist John Martyn's cover of "Glory Box" here not because it's an improvement on the original — they're both amazing — but because it captures so well that song's hothouse sultriness, while managing to sound quite different in the end (and switching the gender dynamic.)
Also of note on this subject: Portishead's "Scorn," the ice-cold B-side version of this same song. I love how it completely inverts the sensation of the original tune, just by switching the beats involved. Now, the whole song plays out atop that sensual, brooding oil-tanker rhythm only heard when everything goes wobbly in the original version. And, conversely, only in the climax of this mix are the original lyrical strings heard, like a moment of clear-thinking grace before the hammers descend anew. (The Youtube of "Scorn" below cuts out the end, unfortunately, although you can hear the whole mix here.)
Juliet says, 'Hey, it's Romeo, you nearly gave me a heart attack!'
He's underneath the window, she's singing, 'Hey la, my boyfriend's back.'
You shouldn't come around here singing up to people like that…
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?"
You and me, babe, how 'bout it? Now, if forced, with a gun to my head, to pick the Dire Straits' absolute finest hour, I'd have to go with "Sultans of Swing", that testament to resolute keep-on-keepin'-on long after the crowd's gone home and all the midnight oil is burned. Still, their brief retelling of "Romeo & Juliet" is an unabashedly lovely song indeed. (Full disclosure: This was, in fact, the favorite tune of one of my former ex's, a long, long time ago. But, no plagiarism here. I ended up earning this streetlight serenade's stripes myself…the hard way. Anyway, let's move on.)
There are a lot of covers of "Romeo & Juliet" floating around — Indigo Girls, The Killers, Edwin McCain — but none of 'em really do the simple beauty of this song justice. Also, the original Dire Straits video is also online, but frankly it's so bad and ridiculously Eighties-ish that it detracts from the timelessness of the tune. No wonder they later plunked down big dollars for "Money for Nothing"…
All i needed was the love you gave
All i needed for another day,
And all i ever knew,
Only you."
As I've said 'round here many times, I'm a big Depeche Mode fan from way back. (Their "Here is the House" went up here in '06.) And I think they became a better, darker, richer band in 1982 with Vince Clarke's departure after Speak & Spell, when Martin Gore took over the songwriting full-time.
Still, with all due respect to melancholy Marty, Vince Clarke always had a way with a happy three-chord love song that the minor-key-obsessed DM never ever really got back to. Case in point: Yaz's "Only You" (as well as almost all of Erasure's many hits over the years.) There are no regrets or guilt or religious allusions or teenage scared-stiff-of-sex angst or black cars driving around in the distance. It's just a simple, very pretty ode to that one special person.
There are a lot of very good tracks on the better of Yaz's two albums, Upstairs at Eric — "Don't Go," "Situation," and "Winter Kills," for example. Still, I'd put "Only You" as the pick of the litter: It's the perfect blend of Vince Clarke synth-pop and Alison Moyet soul.
How can we ever know
We've found the right person in this world?
(he means he looks at other girls)
Love is a mystery, It does not follow the rules!
(this guy is a fool)
(he'll always be a boy, he's a man who never grew up)
I thought I told you to shut up…"
The first time you get dumped, it feels like a tragedy. It just plain sucks. The second time, it…well, actually it's even worse. And by the third or fourth time, you start to really wonder what's wrong with you. But, after enough iterations of the dismal cycle, as the Conchords' "Carol Brown" points out, it does become farce. And a really funny one, for that matter.
Along with Felicia Day at the top, this is the other song I knew I was going to post here this year as soon as I heard it. The Flight of the Conchords' second season included a lot of really hilarious tunes: "Hurt Feelings" (and its reprise), "Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor," "Fashion is Danger." But "Carol Brown" is, imho, their magnum opus. It's funny on its own terms (as well as a great riposte to Paul Simon's smarmy "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.") But, more importantly, it's just a funky-sweet song with truthiness to spare. (The Michel Gondry video is great too.)
I'm sure most of y'all out there know the old Annie Hall joke: "This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, 'Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken.' And, uh, the doctor says, 'Well, why don't you turn him in?' The guy says, 'I would, but I need the eggs.' Well, I guess that's pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y'know, they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and…but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us…need the eggs."
That's the gag that "Carol Brown" gets so well. The whole song is a litany of ugly dumpings for most of its run. But every time that peal chimes (at 1:15) and the angelic chorus kicks in for the first time ("He doesn't cook or clean…"), you can hear exactly why Jemaine — and so many others of us, for that matter — keep leading chin first regardless. Carol Brown took a bus out of town…but I'm hoping the next gal sticks around.
That'll do for '10, I think. Have a safe and happy Valentines Day, everybody. I'll see y'all on the flip side. And, until next year…
"'The aim is to adapt the game, rather than a previously conceived story written within that world. "We want to be really faithful to the game,' Raimi said. 'We would have our writer, Robert Rodat, really craft an original story within that world that feels like a 'World of WarCraft' adventure. Only obviously it's very different 'cause it's expanded and translated into the world of a motion picture.'"
Sam Raimi discusses his upcoming World of Warcraft film with MTV, and discloses he's hired Saving Pvt. Ryan screenwriter Robert Rodat to pen the film. Well, if it's going to be a wipe, it'll be an A-list wipe. (Speaking of WoW, I myself quit the game pretty much cold turkey upon moving back to DC this summer, but I could see myself getting snared back in by the next expansion pack, Cataclysm, whenever it drops next year.)
Update: Apple/Quicktime is failing at the moment, but French MSN has come to the rescue. So, wait, it's World of Warcraft Draenei replacing Dune's Fremen on the forest moon of Endor in 3D? Agh, screw it — you had me at James Cameron.
"'At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story,' said Raimi. 'I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen." This is old news by this point, but just to get it down for the record: Sam Raimi is confirmed for the upcoming World of Warcraft movie. Sigh…I get out, they keep trying to pull me back in.