I can't believe this is still a thing. I can't believe there are still so damn many men who can't get why #NotAllMen IS a problem. Here's the thing, women know not every man is dangerous. Women know that not every man is a rapist (intentionally or not is different post). Women know that there are… Continue reading Manners: NotAllMen
Category: Manners
Manners: Is “if” a bad word?
This occurred to me only recently, but it is too true: If you have to use "if" to qualify something, it's probably bad. IF gets used to cover up an insult or negative feedback instead of just having the spine to stand up to your own comment. Look at these examples: If this had more… Continue reading Manners: Is “if” a bad word?
Review: Rating System(s)
Netflix relatively recently changed from a 5-star rating skill to "thumbs up" and "thumbs down." I hate it. And yes, I do mean "active dislike and will try to get this changed somehow" level of negative emotion. I can't stand polar rating systems. I know, this is a level of nerd - hating something so inane… Continue reading Review: Rating System(s)
Manners: Blessings
Today is Easter. A notable Christian holiday. The important Christian holiday. I will hear a lot of "Hallelujah" and "blessings" today - both digitally on Facebook and from live people. I don't talk a lot about my faith. It is highly personal to me. I also have studied history - and I love church history.… Continue reading Manners: Blessings
Manners: A specific bumper sticker
After posting about bumper stickers here, I had a few conversations about bumper stickers - and realized something I hadn't thought about before. I hate the "Baby on Board" stickers/posters/things on cars. Not because they are unreasonable, but because they are considered "necessary" for new parents to protect their child. Let that sink in for… Continue reading Manners: A specific bumper sticker
Manners: Personal v. Positional Authority
This is actually based on a conversation I had with a colleague, but it is something that flits through my life very regularly. Some of this is because I have never been the person to naturally accrue either one. There are people who do (I have known some of them for years and watched, it's… Continue reading Manners: Personal v. Positional Authority
Manners: Snowflakes
Yes, you are a special snowflake. That was not sarcastic. I meant it. I have yet to meet two people who are actually identical in every way. Which means, like snowflakes, they are each completely mathematically unique and amazing. Welcome to the blizzard. I live in Georgia. We count snow in flakes. Maybe inches. I… Continue reading Manners: Snowflakes
Miss Manner: The Speed of Life
In the modern world, we run at a warp speed. There is no walking aloud. As Audrey42 said, there is a crisis in leadership. I got my first Writer's Digest magazine (subscription vs randomly-found-and-bought) and they talked about how editors don't just edit. They make templates, create materials for sales & marketing and about eight other… Continue reading Miss Manner: The Speed of Life
Manners: Nerds, Geeks & Dorks
I think most people are nerds in today's world. But, nerd as term has been defined and re-defined a million times. This causes confusion. Something that was an insult in 1986 (2 years after Revenge of the Nerds tried to redefine it) is today a badge of pride in many circles. It can make a workplace… Continue reading Manners: Nerds, Geeks & Dorks
Manners: Insults
When I feel the need to insult someone, I have decided I am going to call them a kidney stone. No one likes kidney stones. No one wants them. They are painful. They make you miserable. Everyone feels sorry for the person who has to deal with the kidney stone. Doesn't it sound like… Continue reading Manners: Insults
Dream by Day 