Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
For three idyllic years, from 2010 through 2013, I was the proprietor of Bella Vista Lodge on Costa Rica’s southern Pacific Coast, possessing one of the most incredible views in Costa Rica. Sitting about 1,400 feet on the Escaleras mountainside, the 180-degree view stretched from Manuel Antonio to the north, Read more
“No thank you, we’re atheists,” I respond with a smile to yet another invitation to church. It happens a lot here in southeastern Missouri. I wasn’t always an atheist. For many years I was what you might call a hyper-fundamentalist, but I wasn’t always that, either. My parents did the Read more
I often wonder, at what point did society suddenly deem women’s bodies no longer publicly acceptable? At what point did girls get told that their breast tissue was something they should hide? At what point did my boobs become so provocative, so prude, so heinously offensive that the law enforces Read more
You may have heard that recently the beloved Harry Potter actress, Emma Watson, has been advocating the rights of women as the recently appointed U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador. In her recent speech, given at a special event for the HeForShe campaign, she addresses the topic of feminism and what it Read more
A question for animal lovers and dog owners everywhere: How many times have you left your dog’s defecation on the grass or on the sidewalk or in front of someone’s house and walked away not picking it up? Days or nights when you are walking down the street with your dog and suddenly he/she Read more
Beauty rules Whenever I hear those words, I always cringe a little bit. Personally, I’ve always been a little more of the “rules are made to be broken’” type. But, for the October issue of More Magazine, writer Holly Crawford called me up and asked for new beauty rules. She Read more
The winter of 2004 grew long and extremely cold, and so did my trail of marriageable men. I needed to prove to myself that I was not a sex addict, so I cut several cars from my promiscuous train. The pickings grew slim, and I rotated the crops often. Nothing Read more
If you wonder what makes me an expert on dealing with rude people, I just want to point out that I am writing from a room with a magnificent view of the Eiffel tower. If that little nugget of subtlety is lost on you, then je ne sais quoi. That Read more