Archive for the ‘etiquette’ Category
9.13.10
If you think you've had enough of birthday parties, wait until you hear this one. This was birthday party rudeness at its best. I almost thought I was getting punk'd or something because it really could not be happening.
Here's the scene:
Evite to a school mate's birthday party is sent out about three ...
Posted in birthday, buffoonery, comic relief, etiquette | 9 Comments »
8.9.10
Scene:
Last night, at home in our bedroom. Me and hubby winding down for the night after my trip to NYC for BlogHer '10.
Heard:
Hubby: Could you PLEASE stop checking your phone?
Me: But I have new notifications!
Hubby: You wouldn't know that if you stopped checking your phone.
Me: Yes I would. The ...
Posted in bloggy events, BlogHer, catching up, etiquette, My hubby, My hubby - the comedian, scene and heard, shame on me, social media | 3 Comments »
6.11.09
We're all friends here, right? 'Cuz I need to take a minute or twenty to gripe about the double-edged sword that is blog giveaways. All of us get contacted on an almost daily basis, I'm sure, by well-intentioned PR companies that want to put their clients' products in our social-media-influencer ...
Posted in bloggy stuff, etiquette, just call me peeved, product reviews, venting | 1 Comment »
12.19.08
Yesterday morning on the train on the way in to work I saw a woman who was SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT sitting on the FLOOR of the train car because no one offered her their seat. It was despicable! She was very good natured about it. Couldn't have been me.
Posted in etiquette, some people, venting | No Comments »
5.21.08
Scene:This morning in the elevator on the way to my office floor, Starbucks cup in hand.Heard:Woman: "What are you doing drinking coffee?" Flashes fake smile.Me: "Actually it's not coffee - it's decaf tea." Flashes fake smile.Woman: "Actually, tea is just as bad as coffee." Flashes fake smile.Me: "Not if it's ...
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5.19.08
Yesterday I was leaving church and (of course) had to make a pit stop in the ladies' room. My church is relatively small and I pretty much know everyone, but there was an older lady in there that I hadn't seen before. She smiled and asked if this was going ...
Posted in etiquette, faith, just call me peeved, parenting, some people, stay at home mom, venting, working mom | No Comments »
6.21.07
As I was leaving the house this morning, hubby said "you know you can see your *unmentionables* through that dress." I said "Really!?" And he said "Yeah, are they hot pink?" And so they were.And after all these years of me giving him a hard time about not paying attention ...
Posted in etiquette, fashion, marriage | No Comments »
5.22.07
My aunt-in-law lost "Angel," her daugther, four ago this June. Angel was born with several developmental and physical disabilities. She died at 14 despite being told she would not live past 10. The anniversary of her death is approaching and Aunt mentioned this ...
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5.15.07
Did anybody hear about what happened at the Golden Corral in Toledo on Mother's Day? You've got to read this article. It's almost funny. [I said almost!] But really, that woman should know better than to mess with another woman's kids.And Justice Jones and Justice Ny were just talking about ...
Posted in children, etiquette, in the news | No Comments »
1.22.07
Our neighbors have officially sold their house and are moving to Florida next week. They are the best neighbors we've ever had and we'll miss them terribly...But, on Friday "Abuela" (as we call her) called to (a) borrow our table and (b) invite us to a get-together they were having ...
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