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POPSWhere Are Our Manners? Sophisticated technology doesn’t mean that good manners have to be a thing of the past. In fact, Post says she defines good manners using three simple, everyday principles: consideration, respect, and honesty. “Apply those to any situation and toward all the people involved—including yourself—and will make sense.”
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POPSBuc-eesBuc-ees Bucees is a set of gas stations in Southeast Texas that my family frequents on our trips to Houston. They are hilarious billboards were the original attraction, and the good manners of the employees keep us coming back.
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POPSTNH: "Some things I know about moderating conversations in virtual space" It’s an inescapable truth that for some people, the most interesting way to participate in online discourse is to kick holes in the conversation. Others—many of them young, but some, alas, old enough to know better—have a sense of entitlement that leads them to believe that their having an opinion means the rest of us are obliged to listen to it. Still others plainly get off on verbally abusing others, and seek out conversations that will offer them opportunities to do so. Teresa Nielsen Hayden, who has been dubbed "the troll whisperer" for her moderation skills, on the dynamics of trolls and flamers, and how to moderate a discussion to encourage participation and discourage rudeness and abusive behavior.
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POPSRoger Ebert's Analysis of McCain McCain either thinks he is too good to speak to Obama or has something to hide. I think both are the case. McCain married into money and is simply an Ultra Rich Bitch and now considers himself above the average American. So if in office he will not work for the American people, but for big corporations and the ultra rich. He really should take a lesson from some of the very wealthy in Silicon Valley who do good with their money and treat people of all levels with dignity and respect.
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POPSThe American Solitary <<<Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is the most representative non-religious Westerner to comprehend solitude and the hermit life. His philosophy of transcendentalism, which paralleled romanticism but was free of its excesses and defects, combined with his scholarly attitude and astute observations on society, politics, and nature, make Thoreau's writings essential to a contemporary application of solitude and the eremitic life. Add to this his willingness to experience this life, his natural curiosity into nature and human psychology, and his very readable style, as reflected by this series of aphorisms from his various writings, and Thoreau offers a perennial voice.>>>
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POPSThe Gentleman's Guide to Tipping I grew up around theatre people (who, almost without exception, all worked as waiters or waitresses at some point), so tipping etiquette was instilled in me at an early age: If you can't afford to tip 15-20% of the bill, you can't afford to eat where you're eating. Choose a cheaper restaurant where you can afford to leave a decent tip.
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POPS20 Destructive Behaviors Beware of these 20 destructive behaviors..."You are the message. The words themselves are meaningless unless the rest of you is in synchronization. The total you affects how others feel about you and respond to you."
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POPSThink Before You Poke Debrett's, the UK's "modern authority on all matters etiquette, taste and achievement," has issued advice on how to behave on social networking sites. Obvious, yes, but also sensible.
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POPSHow to be Cheerful AND Kind You mustn't have one without the other...it defeats the whole concept! And remember: "Teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings!" *ring ring*
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