We Have The Reverse Of The Puritan

Learn Graceful Ways Of Saying No And Of Pointing Out That This Pressure To Do Something Is Not In Line With Most People's Wishes.

You Think Death Is Any Better An Excuse For Desertion Than Any Other?

It's No Longer Socially Acceptable To Make Bigoted Statements And Racist Remarks. Some People Are Having An Awful Time With That: 'i Didn't Know Anybody Would Be Offended!' Well, Where Have You Been? I Remember When People Got Away With It And They Don't Anymore. That's Fabulous.

Nowadays, We Never Allow Ourselves The Convenience Of Being Temporarily Unavailable, Even To Strangers. With Telephone And Beeper, People Subject Themselves To Being Instantly Accessible To Everyone At All Times, And It Is The Person Who Refuses To Be On Call, Rather Than The Importunate Caller, Who Is Considered Rude.

Email Is Very Informal, A Memo. But I Find That Not Signing Off Or Not Having A Salutation Bothers Me.