Last week, during a Zoom meeting with my team, there was excited chatter from those who had received their COVID-19 vaccines and others who were anxiously awaiting theirs. Everyone was discussing what they intend to do after vaccination.
Yes Virginia, there is a National Thank You Note Day. It conveniently falls on Dec. 26, the very day after Christmas. So get out those pens and stationary (or for the children, crayons and construction paper) and write a good ole thank you note for all the blessings you may have received thi…
There is a famous quote by British writer C.S. Lewis: “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” COVID 19 has given me a front row seat to witness Lewis’ definition of integrity.
The COVID-19 pandemic sure has opened a Pandora’s Box for proper etiquette and behavior in public.
During this pandemic, I, like many of you, spend the majority of my days sitting in front of a computer screen attending virtual meetings via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype and other connectivity software.
Witnessing people fight over toilet paper in a grocery store is disturbing enough, but when I read someone actually tipped a pizza delivery driver with toilet paper, I knew we are not only living in strange times, we are living in CRAZY times.
My 4-year-old self can still hear my mother’s voice saying, “Look me in the eyes when I’m speaking to you, young lady.” Even though I was very young, this struck me as something that must be important. Turns out I was right, eye contact is very important.
I have always had a love/hate relationship with a handshake.
So Thanksgiving didn’t go quite as planned.
After I swiped my credit card to pay for a cake that I ordered from a local bakery, the cashier swiveled the credit card machine to face me.
When I first set out to pen this column, I had planned to write about the lack of civility and rudeness that seems so rampant in today’s society. With this assignment in mind, I embarked on a mission to observe and report bad behavior in and around Charleston, as well as other parts of the state.
Big shout-out to West Virginia University’s new football coach, Neal Brown, for mandating a dress code for both players and coaches. I have to admit, I didn’t know much about Coach Brown before he came to WVU, but from what I hear, I like his style.
The holidays are all over but the shouting ... or are they? Did you remember to write those thank-you notes for the gifts you received? Did you encourage your children to write them?
For many, last year’s Thanksgiving celebration was filled with family, friends, food and political debates. Not just your run-of-the-mill debates, but in many cases, very heated ones.
You’ve seen them. They walk into the party or social event looking like a deer in headlights — eyes big as saucers, tiny beads of sweat on their forehead, lips dry and cracked. They’d rather be anywhere than where they are at the moment.
They yell at the referees, they yell at their kids, they yell at the opposing team and some even yell at their own team. They are rude, loud and many are aggressive. In a word, they are obnoxious.
Last year, I wrote a column asking readers if they thought that we, as a society, were becoming more rude. The answer was an overwhelming “YES,” which was no surprise to me.
When an American flag becomes worn, faded, torn or soiled, it should be retired and disposed of in a respectful way. In fact, the United States Flag Code — which establishes advisory rules for display and care of the flag — states in Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code (4 U.S.C. §…
How About Lebensabschnittsgefährte?
During business etiquette training sessions, I am frequently asked, “Should I tell someone they have spinach (or food) stuck in their teeth, or their fly is open?”
