Here are some excellent resources for BDSM information

The D/s Kiosk

Gallant Rose Domination

A Beginners guide to D/s

Exchanging Power

D/s Web Center

Altsex:BDSM

The BDSM Backroom

Castle Realm BDSM resource center

Essays and writings by others

Old Tom's Stories and Essays

bdsm Arizona, full of great essays

An interesting group of essays

A Deviant's Dictionary

An excellent upfront set of articles

Find a local leather/BDSM group:

National Leather Association

People Exchanging Power

Areas of BDSM I love to explore...

The philosophical writings of BDSM

Different BDSM spirituality practices

How to make a flogger