A wooden princess, a murderous queen, and a beefy hunter – Oh, my! The Film Fatales tell you why it’s probably best that you skip…
Snow White and the Huntsman 2012. Rated PG-13. 127 minutes. Starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth. Directed by Rupert Sanders.In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her...
A New Take On Anti Aging – PRO YOUTHING™!
A New Take On Anti Aging - PRO YOUTHING™! I've always resisted using the term “Anti-Aging.” My daughter is a heavy hitter in the PR field, and she advised me, “Mom, you may hate that term, but since it's the industry standard, get over it!” I followed her advice, but...
Working Class Wanderer: What’s New? School, Job, and More Travel!!
If you read my travel updates and tips, you must have noticed a large gap since my last blog post. I have missed it and I apologize for keeping you waiting. "So what has been so important?" - you might ask. Well, it has been a great combination of many things. In...
The Opinionated Bitch – On the Aftermath of the Sandusky Trial
Sadness is the only emotion I can describe after watching the verdict in the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse trial. I’m not remotely disappointed in the verdict, as it was I believe, a just end to a too-long crime spree by this monster. The sadness comes in that it...
Dating Mommies and Daddies When You Have No Children
Dating Mechanic, In the past I have always had a firm rule of not dating men with baby mammas because it carries way too much drama that I just don’t want to deal with but recently I began dating a man who has a six year old. I’m having second thoughts about creating...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Random Musings
On this Father’s Day, I chose not to write about my Dad since I include his life lessons here on a regular basis. Nothing I could say about him could come off as anything but syrupy, and I’m not in a syrupy mood. You understand, Dad. We’re cool. I’ve taken a couple...
Let’s all get naked. You go first.
It seems there are too many stories in the news lately about a lot of female celebrities who are lining up to get their pictures taken sans makeup. They want to prove to us mere mortals that they are just like us under all that makeup. But they are not. They have...
How Mom Can Help Make Father Daughter Relationships a Priority
There are so many women who have not had the opportunity to grow up with their father. Being one of those women I was delighted to share my thoughts at Norfolk State University yesterday as a panelist for their discussion titled, “My Daughter and Her Dad: Strategies...
Food Myths Debunked – Avoid These Lies!
Food Myths Debunked - Avoid These Lies! MYTH #1-NEVER EAT SATURATED FAT: This myth accuses saturated fat of causing heart disease and frightening millions into avoiding eating fats altogether. Suddenly huge print ads, warning us that FAT IS...
Once Mine, Always Mine!
Alasha, My daughter’s mother has an issue with my new lady friend. We do not have set custody and lately any time I want my daughter to spend the night at my home her mom thinks of a reason why my daughter can’t. My daughter and I are very close and it breaks my heart...
“You Yell Out a Loud “ME! I’ll Do That!” Do You Know Why You’re Volunteering?”
Are you volunteering to give money or your time or expertise to someone’s project due to fear you’ll hurt feelings? Is it because you’re using it to network for business? Do You Truly Care About The Project or Group? This Is quite similar to last weeks column in the...
The Film Fatales go it alone to fight the evil forces in the world. Two movies. Two reviews. Sit down and read them.
elizabeth: Just so people don’t think that Nicole and I wear matching outfits and complete each other’s sentences, we ventured out to see a couple of new releases by ourselves. Before I even put one word down about my review, let me just say this – I got screwed...