Described once as “awesomesauce”, to which I replied, “awesomesauce in a JAR,” Dave of The Cherry Red Report operates one of the coolest blogs in Spankville.

With industry updates, sizzling art, clever comics, interviews with spanking models, and his own blend of heat-meets-chill, is it any wonder that I hijacked his name? (Note: it was unintentional and there are no hard feelings. Right, Dave? Right?)

But what makes Dave, my blogger of the month, tick? I dared to ask the deep, probing questions to get inside the head of our resident, spanko mastermind.

Pretend I know nothing about TTWD. In three sentences or less, explain your spanking kink.

Firstly, as a longtime fan, it’s an honor to be interviewed and featured on your blog.

Explain my spanking kink? Well, you see, it’s my lifelong goal and desire to bring delicious cherryredness of the glowing hot variety to the entire world on a global scale. Because life is better when it’s cherry red.

 
You have me over your lap. I’m warmed up but not yet squirming. What implement do you reach for next?

Oh, good question, well, probably my USB-powered robo-paddle which is currently a prototype in development in my lab.

 
How do you spot a spanko?

I used radar for spankos, I believe most people call it spankdar.

 
Lederhosen or jodhpurs?

Ah the latter, as they are certainly on the tight side and when those are worn, there are typically horses prancing around and riding crops lying about the place and probably dark, old woodsheds with bales of hay in them and cherry redness always ensues in those types of environments, you see.

 
Fantasy spanking: would you prefer it to take place during the Victorian Era, the 1950s or the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse?

Ha! Great question. Let’s see, well, I’d havta’ go for the zombies, because I simply do not see myself fitting into the other two eras very well. Besides, I’m already preparing myself for the zombies. Just remember that zombies were people too, once.

 
Satin or cotton?

Cotton. Snug. May I suggest pink cotton. Thank you.

Love that suggestion, btw.

Not pink, but Dave-approved. Shop his store!

 
If “barely pink” met “cherry red” what color would result?

Hehe….Well, it’s not a color, per se, but it would be epic epicness.

 
How do you like your steak? (This is an important trend-spotting question.)

Sizzling hot, of course.

 
My take-away? “Epic epicness” and “sizzling hot” — both fitting descriptions of Dave and The Cherry Red Report.

And for those of you who believe men are just as deserving of the hairbrush as women, Dave also covers that hot world on his relatively new site, Spanking4Men.

By nature, I’m not much of a joiner. I say this after cleaning out a purse full of member club cards: eyebrow wax club; hair product club; gas station rewards; coffee club; and panty club (yes, there’s even a club for that). Despite the preponderance of evidence which suggests otherwise, I really don’t belong to too many places. Convinced?

Here’s further evidence of my nonconformity. One of the first things I did when I began blogging was to join a Network — a club, yes — of spanking bloggers, cleverly called The Spanking Bloggers Network. It was my announcement to the Spankosphere, “hello, I am here!”, and has launched dozens of friendships and brought many of you to this blog o’ mine. (It’s my third top referrer.)

Among its members, you will find a wide array of blogs: F/M, M/F, DD, BDSM, D/s, and a whole rainbow of acronyms for the in-between. Each time one of its members posts, that blog is moved to the top of the blogroll so visitors can be sure to check out what’s hot and fresh.

Thomas of Thomas’s Spanking Exploits maintains this large and unruly membership. (What’s he gonna do if we don’t listen, spank us?) It’s a labor of love, or extreme toppiness. Take your pick. (My vote is on the latter, because if you saw the way he dominates the forum you would most certainly agree.) Oh, yeah, and there’s a forum where each month a blog is voted “Blog of the Month” by its members.

You might think it’s a coincidence that I’m writing this love letter to the Network at the same time I was voted March Blog of the Month. You’d be wrong; there’s no such thing as coincidence. However, please consider this a tardy plug for the Network, a most useful place in the Spankosphere for both readers and bloggers alike.

Go check it out. Say hi to the other members. Consider joining the Network if you have a spanking blog — or a flogging blog, or a caning blog, or anything in between. While there isn’t a card (yet) to announce your membership, the benefits far outlast a free cup of coffee.*

(*Debatable on the free pair of panties, though, because that’s a reward you can feel.)