This is the first time I have put a detailed version of my own story in writing. This journey of mine started in1986 when I was introduced and mentored into the lifestyle by my motorcycle-riding buddy, a gay leather man. My journey into the lifestyle began with several years of mentoring, exploration,  and learning. While I was actively engaged in learning the lifestyle, I began my journey anonymously. The fact that I was in a managerial position in a very visible business, and that I was also being mentored  into the lifestyle, by a gay male made anonymity in my "vanilla" life necessary.

   After taking a short leave from the lifestyle to run a business and handle a marriage separation, I return to the lifestyle in mid 1997, I entered the mainstream lifestyle community joining Black Rose and attending several event conferences. Thus getting the opportunity to meet others in the community lifestyle and found that I  really like the community versus the private vanilla lifestyle only knew.

      I developed the web site to begin the learning process, after a former member submissive of my previous family was abused at home from an Online predator and I found it necessary to mentor and train novice submissive and dominants who were entering the lifestyle via the online community.

       Since retiring and moving to Las Vegas and now attending leather events I have felt a rebirth into the world I grew up in the lifestyle. I am a  member of a MAsT  unit in Las Vegas, Black Beat and involved in the local community. I have taken the past 4 years developing my leather family and the extended members. I feel very proud that I can now live the lifestyle, but it  is still necessary to hold a certain amount of anonymity in my "vanilla" life.

     I hope you get something from the effort I give to help those who might have some reservations and concerns about this alternate lifestyle.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst  thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore Roosevelt

Black Zeus I  have been in the BDSM Lifestyle since 1986 and I have gained a certain amount of wisdom in the 20 odd years I have been in the lifestyle and my many associations which I have built in the lifestyle. The web site hopefully will be an instrument of instruction for those persons interested in the Lifestyle of BDSM. The "vanilla" society has frowned upon the