Mondo dizmo: Noun. Definition: A man who is not to be trusted. To women in particular, a self-centered exploiter. Mondo Dismo is an expression that I first heard of in Romancing the Stone, the 1983 adventure/romance starring Katherine Turner and Michael Douglas The premise is that a homebody romance writer, Joan Wilder, finds herself suddenly
I’m not going to throw you any bum steers here — the knee high black boots are not easy to wear for everybody at every time. They’re tremendously showy and flashy, impressive and luxurious. But in almost any design, knee high black boots also are a top choice for dominatrixes and hookers. You can’t just
Today’s Aphorism: “Lying to others is the exception. Mostly we lie to ourselves.” Friedrich Nietzsche We think we are only lying when we knowingly tell someone something else that isn’t true. In fact, we are often engaged in refusing to see the truth ourselves. Thus, Nietzsche says, “Lying to others is the expection.” You might
Raise your expectations. There’s much to see in Twentynine Palms. You might have been told that Twentynine Palms is in the middle of nowhere, not far from Death Valley. This is not completely true. Here are restaurants, hotels, banks, a library, Starbucks …the town has all the comforts of home, really. The desert architecture
“The way you spend your morning has an outsized effect.” Benjamin Spall While my evening routine really was just created this spring, my morning routine began more than 25 years ago. It began because I could not “do” my life unless I got my head clear before everyone else got up. As a young
Having a good evening routine helps you get to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up ready for the new day. But I used to view evening as a kind of “free for all time” when I would do whatever I thought would be fun. I’d been working all day, right, so I deserved it …
What color shoes should I wear with a little black dress? This is a problem with many correct answers. The canonical answer is going to be black shoes, specifically black heels. But it is not so simple. Now I’m going to show you a lot of pictures of shoes with short black dress, and some
Mother’s Day when Mom is a grandma? Yes. But first, let’s go back to the beginning. Where my dad said Mother’s Day was a conspiracy started by Hallmark to sell greeting cards. Perhaps this was the beginning of my dicey relationship with Mother’s Day. Not to mention my mother’s feelings about it. Mother’s Day is
Finally, spring is here. You open the windows and smell the magical smell.. But what to do if springtime you brings ennui … even self doubt? Perhaps my doubt comes from the late, even unreliable, spring of Northern Colorado. Even when it does show up, you can’t be totally sure it will stay. There can
How to start a spiritual journey? First, are you ready to leave something behind? If you’re ready to change, to let go, to learn, then you can embark…I can’t tell you what you need to leave and what you need to search for. You will have to figure out as part of how to start
