7 Outfits to wear with knee high black boots

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 […]

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Lying to others is the exception …

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.” What is

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Fashionista Q: Nude shoes with a black dress?

I can give you my thoughts on nude shoes with black, but you are the connoisseur of your own fashionista queen status. It’s kind of like that front-of-the-book feature in People magazine: Who wore it well? Two women, same outfit, doesn’t look the same, even when they’re both figure-fab move stars. /Following up on our

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Weekend in Twentynine Palms

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 takes

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10 Step Morning Routine for Focus and Stability

“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

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12 Picture Answers to What Color Shoes Should I Wear with a Little Black Dress?

Having tackled A Springtime Reflection on Going Forward, it’s time for really serious questions. Such as the best color of shoes to wear with the little black dress. This is a problem with many correct answers. The canonical answer is going to be black shoes, specifically black heels. First image is form instyle.com. The reason

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Mother’s Day When Mom is a Grandma

Mother’s Day is different when you’re a young mom than from when you’re a grandma. And when you’re dealing with great grandma, all bets are off. First Let’s Go Back In Time When I was a young mother all I wanted on mother’s day was some rest. The predominant plan was to get my husband

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A Springtime Reflection on Going Forward

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

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How to Start a Spiritual Journey?

Are you wondering how to start a spiritual journey? To do that, we first must entertain a few definitions. First, let’s talk about the progress of our lives as humans on earth. Then, we can speak of types of spiritual journeys. I think of life as being in three stages. You can start your spiritual

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