Miss Manners

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  • Modern Wedding Etiquette
    In the 1995 book On (painfully proper) Weddings, Miss Manners explains three Terrible Ideas that represent modern weddings. These "What NOT to do" etiquette concerns are rampant in modern wedding planning.
  • Rusty's Days 24
    A letter from my cousin, my knowledge and speculations re her and her family, my opinion re suitable cards for hospice patients, and lost innocence.
  • Chitchat and Approval
    A strong round of applause is the most desirable outcome for a performer. Babies learn at an early age that having someone clap after they perform an action is something to be sought. And if no one else claps, they will.
  • "Please, Thank You, Pardon Me"
    How can we ask our children to be responsible citizens with manners when our leaders won't be?
  • The Taming of the Shrew
    This article is another in a series of articles that takes a humorous look at the life of a couple dealing with the aftermath of a severe stroke and its resulting language disorder and paralysis.

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