From the monthly archives:
In three weeks my wonderfully adventurous friend Lizzie and I will set off for a 2000 mile road trip, there and back, to sunny Southern California.
I can almost feel the California sunshine,
taste an afternoon–I mean five-o-clock–cocktail and…
hear the howl of the Santa Ana winds.
Oh, wait. I thought that sound was all too familiar–that’s not a coastal wind–that’s the howling sound [...]
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In the spirit of this Month’s Manner “Dudes with Decorum” I bring you some tales from the trenches. And by trenches I mean elementary school cafeterias and Fraternity houses. Over the years I’ve come to learn that there is a misconception that boys/men don’t care for etiquette the way girls do.
BEEEEEEP! What’s that? Why that’s my Gracious [...]
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Lately there has been a common theme with many of my clients: dealing with situations where they have been offended. In my programs and one-on-one instruction we have worked very hard to find the manners to approach those who have wronged them and delve into building self confidence to rise above the noise of repeated unkind (or what I call unhappy) behavior.
With this on [...]
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