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  • Sunday, May 20, 2007

    CLOTHING OPTIONAL





    The whales that wandered into the Sacramento River have captured, justly, the attention of the country.

    Whales are endangered. They are intelligent, faithful, and absolutely fascinating. Of course everything must be done to ensure perpetuation of this species.

    But, have you ever wondered why so much emphasis is placed on some endangered species while others are left to wither, to grow old surrounded by nothing but other
    wrinklies?

    Which brings me to the plight of our nation’s nudist colonies. Their situation is dire, yet, rather than rush to prop up these failing groups, we (yes, many of us are guilty) sneer at, or ignore their plight.

    It is reported that about 70% of nudists are over 35. Members bravely avoid revealing the percentage of that 70% who are over 60. These people are desperate and they are forced to take desperate measures or nudists will disappear from the earth.

    A difficult decision has been made. Although this goes against the simple code by which they live; established, aging nudists will resort to using the lowest of lures: MONEY.

    The scale of fees to join these prestigious organizations will slide downward–in so many areas, downward trends are a major issue for nudist devotees, but this time they are embracing the concept.


    An example of how this innovative concept will work follows.

    Fee Schedule for membership at Naked Truth Village:
    35 and older– $20,000 per annum
    30–35–$1,000 per annum
    25–30–$500.00 per annum
    25 and under–Free

    With savings like these, the youthful members should pour in but I should point out a couple of negatives. Sunburn is more painful in some places than others, and no control pantyhose or body stockings are allowed.


    CELEBRATE CELULITE

    On the other hand, just think of the benefits of membership.

    Spectator Events:

    Tennis
    Volleyball
    Gymnastics
    Field and track
    Figure Skating–individual and pairs

    The possibilities are endless.

    If you feel you have a particular talent to bring to a drooping nudist camp, an uplifting gift you can share, find your nearest group in the Yellow Pages.

    Have you ever considered joining a nudist colony?
    What special skill do you have to offer nudists?
    What advice would you give to a nubile soon-to-be nudist?

    Stella
    XOXO



    28 Comments:

    Blogger Stella said...

    It's only fair that I answer my own questions.

    1. I might, but I keep thinking of other ways to spend $20,000.

    2. I could teach them how to hula hoop on roller skates.

    3. Insist on truth in advertising.

    Stella

    10:42 PM  
    Blogger Lori Foster said...

    Oh Stella, I'm trying to drink coffee and eat a (yuck) low fat chocolate cupcake!
    And then this! LOL
    I think my coffee went down the wrong way. This is TOO funny. Sometimes, more than others, your sense of humor takes me off guard.

    There used to be a nudist colony out here in my backwoods, very conservative, section of our existence. I never saw it, but I remember as a teen we'd all point at the mailbox as we passed.

    The "colony" was way up a hill and behind a lot of woods.

    Probably, if I could have looked without anyone ever knowing I looked, I might have.
    These days, I have no interest. I can watch the yummy fighters on Pay Per View, and they only wear shorts, or brief trunks, and that's enough exposure to near-nudity for an old married grandma like me. LOL

    To answer your questions:

    No way. I like my money too much.

    I could teach them to waterski. But only if they wore a swimsuit while I gave lessons. ;-)

    I'd advise anyone joining to carry a towel with them. Not for covering up, but for sitting. I mean, you have no idea who might have had THEIR naked parts in the exact spot where you're about to park yours. Can you just see the icky germs and *other things* everywhere!?

    Happy Monday!

    Lori

    4:10 AM  
    Blogger karende said...

    Being a Survivor of the Sixties, I can't see what the big deal is. At least, I can in terms of having grown up in the buckle of the Bible Belt, but since everything bothers them and my own mother told me in all seriousness that the Internet was the Antichrist, but personally, if I wanted to practice nudity, I'd get a nice place in the burbs [20K would make a decent down payment] and build a privacy fence around the back yard - complete with pool and/or hot tub I wouldn't have to share. Considering the bugs hovering around, and that I've already been stung by a wasp this spring, I don't think I'll take anything off, though.

    And riding a bike like that guy in the pic is a sure-fire way to get a major case of road rash!

    karibear

    7:52 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    There are parts of me that have never seen the sun! I can only imagine the animals fleeing into the forest when I would remove my towel!

    Great blog!!

    (Karen...who cannot remember her password)

    9:29 AM  
    Blogger btuda said...

    I just can't see me going anywhere near a nudist colony. Not because I'm a prude, but because of my irrational fear of "bare bottom cooties." There just aren't enough towels in the whole wide world to protect me ...

    That last shot of the biker is going to haunt me.

    9:51 AM  
    Blogger Jayne Ann Krentz said...

    I may have to rethink the Nude Cruise to Alaska this summer...

    --Jayne

    9:55 AM  
    Anonymous Nina said...

    Love the subject matter Stella!

    1. Going to college in San Diego near Black's Beach (aka nudist beach)has cured me of any desire to belong to a nudist colony. I remember taking a walk with my girlfriend down there one foggy day. The only guys with gorgeous bods had them covered up with wetsuits and were sitting on their surfboards in the water. The few nudists who decided to brave the weather were of the withered variety. One of them walked up to us to ask us the time, despite the fact that the only stitch he had on was his watch. Definitely grossed out a couple of 19 year old girls!

    2.How to use your surfboard to cover up any deficiencies!

    3.Advice for nubile would be nudists? If you're into exhibitionism, why pay to belong to a nudist colony when you can get money by putting your nude body on the internet?

    10:16 AM  
    Blogger RevMelinda said...

    Hi Stella,
    There's a "nakie" vibe out there in the blogosphere. . .the Word Wenches are blogging on Nakedness all this week (www.wordwenches.com). Maybe you should drop by? (no photos there, but there are some prints and woodcuts. . .)
    Melinda

    11:18 AM  
    Blogger Elizabeth Guest said...

    Baring all on a Monday morning, Stelly?

    lololololol
    ~EG

    11:57 AM  
    Blogger susan andersen said...

    Looking at the biker pic, you just gotta wonder about the effects of all that vibration on the naked bits.

    Just a thought

    2:01 PM  
    Anonymous Nancy R said...

    I can not think of a single comment to add execpt, thanks for the laugh.

    3:28 PM  
    Blogger Brandy said...

    Oh my! I am way too conservative to believe people are happy running around neh-kid! (I'm from the South.)

    4:07 PM  
    Anonymous AgTigress said...

    Melinda, I was just thinking about the coincidence myself!

    :-)

    4:12 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Lori: I hope you didn't suck the coffee up your nose:)

    My job is to entertain although it's clear you aren't about to run races in the buff.

    Stella

    5:48 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Karibear: At least you have a slightly less uptight attitude than some of us.

    I surely wouldn't want you to get a sting in a tender spot.

    STella

    5:50 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Karen:

    If that's true, we should hire you out as a campsite guard.

    Try checking back over posts to see if you can find your nickname.

    Stella

    5:51 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Btuda:

    Oh, I do agree with you and cooties might be one of the less awful "things" awaiting a bare bottom.

    Stella

    5:52 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Jayne: Don't let me cause you to change your plans. That nude Alaska cruise needs you:)

    Stella

    5:53 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Nina: You cracked me up. Love the idea of the elderly gent confronting (literally) three nineteen-year-olds to ask the time when all he's wearing is a watch!

    Stella

    5:55 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Hi Melinda: Who is in the photo? Cute bunch, whoever they are.

    Stella

    5:56 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Sue: I don't intend to bare it all on any morning, unless I'm in the shower!

    Stella

    5:57 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Susan: It's hard to even imagine sitting on a bike in the buff. You're right, the vibrations could cause all kinds of interesting situations.

    Stella

    5:58 PM  
    Blogger Stella said...

    Nancy: As long as you laughed, it was worth writing:)


    Brandy: And I'm from England, we make quite a pair


    Tigress: Hmmm, I seem to be missing all the "naked enlightenment."

    Stella

    6:01 PM  
    Anonymous Ranurgis said...

    LOL. I think everything's been said.

    Good laugh on a Monday night. (Almost midnight here.)

    I think I really needed something "uplifting" like this though I still need to go to bed right away if I want to make my 10 a.m hair appointment.

    8:52 PM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Well, I am just back from a doctor visit to get prednisone to attack the nasty poison ivy all over my forearms...

    SO NO NUDITY FOR ME!!! I can just imagine this poor body covered in the "creeping crud" (as my dad so alliteratively calls it).

    SusanB

    11:06 AM  
    Blogger RevMelinda said...

    Hi Stella,
    That's me with my two daughters, ages 15 and 10, as seen through the Photobooth program at the Apple Store. (I love how we're all cloudy and floaty.) (Plus my double chin is GONE! Yeeha!)
    Melinda

    11:57 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    One of my high school teachers was a regular at Blacks Beach (Its been around a long time!) I can still remember how embarrassed he was when one of the students left the newspaper in the middle of his desk opened to the Miss Nudist contest. You see, his daughter won the contest! They had the appropriate little black boxes covering, um, certain areas.

    A few years ago one of our neighbors went out of town. They had a huge trampoline in their backyard. Some teenage boys sneaked back there and were caught jumping on the trampoline in the nude. Another neighbor told me about it. My only comment was "didn't that hurt a certain part of their anatomy?"

    Thanks for the laugh, Stella.

    Evie

    3:11 PM  
    Blogger Shelli Stevens said...

    LOL! This is so funny, Stella! I love the pics. It reminds me of that story that was all over the news about the nudists who wanted to hold a public swim where everyone could see them!

    I'd never join a nudist colony. I'm just not at that 'I love my body and all it's rolls, dimples, pimples, and saggyness' stage yet. I'll get there soon I'm sure. :D

    Thanks for coming by my new blog today! You're so sweet!

    4:59 PM  

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