Articles published in the Hill Country News paper, Cedar Park, Texas.
Society Needs to Learn Phone Etiquette when Making Calls
When the call came I was enjoying a quiet late evening at home on the sofa, with knees drawn to my chest under a fleece
blanket, a good glass of wine and a crackling fire in the fireplace. Tired from a long day of research and having the phone
glued to my ear for most of the day, I felt very deserving of my peaceful evening and was in no mood to talk.
The caller ID showed "out of area" and the answering machine wasn't close enough to entice me from my comfortable position
to use it for call screening. Succumbing to the little voice in my head that whispered, ";It might be an emergency," I put
aside the urge to not answer and greeted the caller with a friendly "Hello."
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Soliciting Monetary Donations from Friends Never Neighborly
A Matter Of Manners - How does one appropriately deal with the popularity and offense of the money tree and requests for
donations or contributions to special occasions?
Stories abound from those irate about being asked to make one or more contributions to a special event.
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A True Lady Balances Power and Grace
It’s been my experiences that ninety-nine percent of the females with whom I engage in conversation wish to be referred
to as ladies.
This discovery has prompted me to begin all my classes with this question: “Do
you know the difference between a woman and a lady and the difference between a man and a gentleman?”
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Don't Forget the Handkerchief
The handkerchief has basically been lost and forgotten. Most men no longer
carry them for their own use so consequently they don’t have one available to offer a lady in need...
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