We hear so much about a “labor shortage” — signs of “help wanted” are everywhere — yet it seems employers don’t actually want any help. Oh, they’ll happily take someone who’s already done the same job for 20 years already who’s willing to work for … Continue readingEmbrace the Road?
Fun fact about me: I hate grocery stores. In fact after lockdown was imposed I hardly ever went in one again…until I moved to California and experienced Erewhon. Yes, the grocery store of choice for celebrities; so help me, it’s actually a great place. Everything … Continue readingOf $520 Grocery Carts…
Well…I was planning to go live in France, but plans change, and as the French would say, “c’est la vie”. Oh, I could get the visa to be a long-stay visitor, but what about how much the rent on anything nice costs once I get … Continue readingGo South, Young Man!
I’ll confess, I’m getting bored: Los Angeles has been an adventure, but after eight months of being on America’s West Coast full time, I think it’s reaching a natural conclusion. I’ve tried getting into real estate, music, acting, modeling, and now dance…and none of it … Continue readingNo, We Won’t Go Back!
American ski instruction, despite being located in “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, has a reputation for being slow, cautious, safety-oriented, and rule-obsessed, a reputation it deserves in contrast with places like Scandinavia or the Alps, the latter of which … Continue readingWhite Paradise
Light pollution is a well-recognized problem, severing human beings who live in urban areas (alas, the vast majority of us these days) from our primordial right to look up into the sky and gaze in wonder at endless twinkling points of light when the sun … Continue readingTake Back the Night?
Well, my chemical peel is over, and after almost a week I’m already noticing the difference. I’m looking much more photogenic now! I’ll definitely be keeping up a regular regimen of them from now on. And my face is even starting to look better in … Continue readingWhen Your Looks are Maxed Out…
Yes, I did it! After decades of being a drab brunette, I’m now platinum blonde. And not just any platinum blonde: a full Jean Harlow platinum blonde straight from Hollywood (literally: the salon I go to is in Hollywood and works on celebrities a lot). … Continue readingTan and Blonde, but am I Fun?
Say all you want about the virtue of being “natural”, but you try being someone who just wants that dream body, a dream body that’s modest in the grand scheme of things (like a typical athletic model or a hot actor)…and finds only struggle and … Continue readingI Do Not Fear the Dark Side as You Do!
When I lost my virginity last April I felt like “that’s it?”; not that it wasn’t fun, but despite making me feel more like a whole person and lifting my mood noticeably for many a day afterward, I didn’t feel all that different. But now … Continue readingMe, Taking a Level in Sexy!?