I see the bad mood arising. I see trouble on the way…. Here we go. You are geared up for a night out on the town, in a club or at a friend’s. You have gallantly finished the work week, put away the daily grind and myriad distractions that comprise the lives we live and [...]
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posted on August 12, 2009
Without giving too much away to make this point, SP will attempt this scenario. While watching one of those fascinating/insipid reality show reunions recently, one element stood out so incredibly and has stuck in the craw. What could it be you wonder as those shows by nature run anathema to all we do here on [...]
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posted on July 8, 2009
The old dignity code has not survived modern life. The costs of its demise are there for all to see. Every week there are new scandals featuring people who simply do not know how to act. For example, during the first few weeks of summer, three stories have dominated public conversation, and each one exemplifies [...]
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posted on July 7, 2009
SP has written before about that particular creature known as the Conversation Hog and judging by readers’ responses, it seems many of you have come across this porcine annoyance a time or two as well. Now let us turn our attention to another player in the little show called The Art of Conversation and [...]
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posted on June 24, 2009
Readers are often asking SP if there are etiquette guidelines on texting and emailing. The answer is definitely yes and there are a million articles out there addressing the subject ad nauseum. Don’t send a message in haste or when lost in your cups. Always let an angry email rest for a night before firing it [...]
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posted on June 17, 2009
If you ever wondered why writers write and probably shouldn’t go on TV, here is your answer. The good news? It seems people do still have an interest in acting right. Thanks to Allie Mac Kay and KTLA for asking SP to be “on the air”, as they say. View here.
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posted on June 10, 2009
SP has a confession to make. SP is a serial double-booker. After years of hiding this affliction, I have recently been called out after an egregious lapse in manners that ended up offending a favorite hostess. So now herewith, a confession wrapped in an essay, offered as mea culpa begging for forgiveness. Now before [...]
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posted on June 10, 2009
In a world of relaxed morals and lost traditions you may think this one a little obsolete, but SP is here to tell you that this is important. There is nothing more insulting than to be introduced to a man who is a peer and the cad refusing to stand to shake your hand. A [...]
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posted on June 3, 2009
A reader writes: Dear SP; I am inviting about 30 people to one of those “zero” birthdays in an exotic locale two years from now. I am offering lodging and most meals. I am also offering a two-night side trip. I have already sent the first “Save-The-Date” notice. Some of the guests are couples and [...]
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posted on May 27, 2009
He was dressed like a gentleman, but his behavior gave a truer indication of him than did his garments. –Manners for Men, Mrs. Humphry, 1897 At a recent dinner party SP was seated next to a beautiful and successful woman in full control of interesting conversation peppered with amusing anecdotes. Her date seated across from [...]
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posted on May 6, 2009
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