Category Archives: Identité

Dangereuse is the secret agent sent to discover the real goings-on in “the life of Amy”. The whys and wherefores. The stuff under the stuff. Dangereuse is not only the me I want to be, she is the one who knows what’s underneath all the seemingly nonsensical actions I take. Why do I think ofContinue reading “Undercover agent”

Decision mapping – the process of noticing and noting the results of your decisions (both known and unknown) and improving the quality of future decisions based on those results. Does it matter what you do today? What effects will your choices have on you? On your family? Your co-workers? Persons you’ve never met and mayContinue reading “Decision Mapping”

(French: “fatal woman”) a seductive and beautiful woman who brings disaster to anyone with whom she becomes romantically involved… The femme fatale has been dismissed as a sexist figure of male fantasy but also defended as a subversive character who transgresses women’s limited social opportunities. She is a stock character who embodies many negative tropes about women,Continue reading “What is a Femme Fatale?”

I’ve got a little secret. I am not a “people person”. Quite frankly, I just don’t like people very much. I am, however, very much a “person person”. There are lots and lots of persons that I both love and admire. What’s the difference? The thing about persons… they are individual. Each one is different.Continue reading “Not a “people person””

Which one was the “real” woman? Both? Neither? Or did Norma Jeane Mortenson become her femme fatale self as Marilyn Monroe? ‘Was “Marilyn,” the personality and persona brought to life by the star’s younger self, Norma Jeane Mortenson, a real person? Or was she simply a manufactured image?’ (This is a quote from Smithsonian magazine) IContinue reading “Marilyn or Norma Jeane?”