Any of you with teenagers know that you’re frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying electronics, CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus really affected our poll numbers. “But it’s what I WANT,” they argued. “Don’t you want to buy me a gift that I WANT?” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘business’
Writing, Blogging, and Speaking, Intelligently
November 8th, 2012
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I have met people with PhD’s who say things like this: “Her and me went to the movies.” “This gift is for she and I.” While this may peg me as a language snob, I think twice before I listen to a surgeon who says, “This is a situation for I to be concerned about. Trust me.” [...]
“Quiet” and “Shy” Are Not the Same Word
September 17th, 2012
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At one time, like a lot of reserved people, I considered myself shy. The misconception is understandable, given that once a room fills with more than four unrelated people, I clam up like an oyster trapped inside a mussel shell, thanks to some pig-tailed second grader in my deep past who blurted out, “Oh look, [...]
Living Green? Don’t Be Weird about It
December 1st, 2011
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While I rarely involve myself in groupie things, I participate now and then when the reason is right. This particular event was an ad hoc assemblage of women, fabric, and sewing machines churning out shorts and shirts and knitted caps for babies on another continent. At the end of the day, the leader approached me [...]
