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posted on May 7, 2013
When rich people do something nice for you, you give them a pot of jam. Six Degrees of Separation The idea of presenting a well-to-do hostess with a pot of jam may seem preposterous–why would a person who has everything want a jar of strawberry preserves? The truth is, you may not know this person [...]
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posted on November 26, 2012
I attended a sporting event last night on the College of Charleston campus and this sight is what greeted us as we approached the arena. Two bicycles were chained to the rails in the narrow entry all but blocking our entrance. Our party parked and chained our bikes around the corner a block away, as [...]
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posted on October 24, 2012
I’ve been around college football stadiums (or is it stadia?) most of my life. Growing up in the shadow of Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama was a real treat for a boy raised on college football. Beginning in the sixth grade selling programs through many glorious days in the student section to now as a [...]
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posted on October 10, 2012
Why doesn’t anyone say “I beg your pardon” anymore? It is such an elegant phrase. Or “Pardon me”. So much better than “Excuse me” or the ubiquitous “I’m sorry.” or worse, “sorry”. I suppose there has been misuse of the phrase by some, inferring some hostility or negativity when uttering “I beg your pardon”, almost [...]
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posted on February 21, 2012
But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.–Charles Dickens Well, [...]
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posted on December 25, 2011
The Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway has begun. Each day from December 9th to December 20th, we’ll be giving away something from the SP Shop to a commenter on the SP Facebook page. Bow ties, Correspondence Cards, Desk Sets, Business or Calling Cards, Playing Cards, Drinks Napkins, Monogrammed Belts and Caps, Invitations, and the number-one [...]
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posted on December 5, 2010
Excuse Me, Officer Maybe it was the intimidation factor of a man in uniform in sitting in a squad car, but it was rude, nonetheless. It was a beautiful Saturday morning in the Holy City as I sat there in a rocking chair on the gracious front porch. The streets were relatively quiet. The sun [...]
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posted on March 29, 2010
A reader writes: Hello SP, I recently threw a large, catered cocktail party where many of the guests arrived with a thoughtful “hostess gift” — a term my mother used to refer to the bottles of wine, boxes of chocolates, etc., proffered by guests upon arriving at a private party. However, only a minor fraction [...]
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posted on January 8, 2010
Isn’t it funny — and by funny, I mean sad — that the only photo around of a man opening a door for a woman is from the 1940’s? This fact should tell you more than you need to know and only serves to re-enforce the resolve of SP to offer up these little finds [...]
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posted on December 8, 2009
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