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manners

Bully For You

November 19, 2008

Would you be embarrassed to discover that your child was known as the class bully? I don’t know about y’all, but I would be mortified! I would hope that I could raise my children to be sensitive to the feelings of others.
Recently, a librarian friend asked me if I knew any stories about [...]

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Squat Diddly

November 7, 2008

Y’all, I know that I said I wasn’t going to be snarky on Only The Good Friday, but sometimes I just can’t stand oozing goodness out of every pore for a whole day. This is one of those times!
Whatever happened to the days when the wait staff at a restaurant stood respectfully at the [...]

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Gobbledigook

September 12, 2008

“DONDE YADAYADAYADA BLAHBLAH YADA BLAH,” the man shouted at me.
Well, that wasn’t exactly what he said, but it’s what it sounded like to me. It was just a bunch of “gobbledigook.”
He was shouting in Spanish, and the only word I caught was “donde.” I knew he was asking “where” something was. [...]

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Mind Your Manners, And The Rest Is Soon To Follow

June 17, 2008

“I think once you stop hearin’ “sir” and “maam” the rest is soon to follow.”~Sheriff Bell (Tommie Lee Jones) in No Country For Old Men
Though the Cohen Brothers packed their movie with violence, the most memorable part of No Country For Old Men, for me, was the line above. It’s been bouncing around in [...]

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Here’s A Little Tip For You

March 16, 2008

“Hi! My name is Tiffany*, and I’ll be your server tonight,” the young woman gushes while flashing a megawatt smile. Her face indicates she is just thrilled to see us. “Can I start you off with something to drink? A glass of wine, maybe?”
“No thank you,” I answer sweetly. “We will [...]

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You Have Nothing To Fear, It’s Only Me

May 6, 2007

Have y’all ever noticed how oddly people act when they step into an elevator with strangers? People seem to shut up completely and stare at the floor, or the ceiling, or the door. They don’t look each other in the eye. People don’t say hello; they don’t say a word to each [...]

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