With an 11th grader in the house, we spend a lot of time talking about college, undergraduate programs and various career paths. Putting aside for purposes of this blog my daughter's thoughts for her future, this process started me thinking about the college majors that we all chose (more years ago than at least I will admit) and whether in the en …
For those of us who commute on the LIRR (or Metro North), we know all about the “quiet car” where heightened requirements of respecting your neighbors are expected and enforced. But how about the quiet gym? Is there etiquette around gym conversation? Sunday morning I was working my favorite elliptical machine, happily humming to whatever tun …
This past weekend I was with a group of friends that celebrate the holidays together. The discussion about logistics quickly turned to a discussion about specific gifts. One friend insisted that the rules for gifting change this year to specifically exclude gift cards. Gift cards, she argued, are an "easy out", a lazy gift that does not require a …
I was driving to the train station last week listening to a talk show. The topic was the following. A mother complained that her 9 year daughter, an avid girl scout, worked hard to sell the most cookies in her troop. Every year, she and her mom went door to door and for several weeks, set up a cookie sale outside their supermarket. Every year, …
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