Close Messages with Style
I used to close letters with “Sincerely, John.” I decided to warm up a bit and changed to “Regards.” Recently, some young friends have told me that my closing is too formal and cold. I need to warm it up some...
Free the Freckle
Societies, governments, and religions have subjugated women throughout recorded history. Women have been burnt as witches, made to cover themselves from head to toe, and denie the right to vote, to divorce, to lead, and so on. In the past year, women have risen up and...
Don’t Habitually Reject Compliments
“Margo” won a national award for her work. A co-worker sent Margo an email commending her. Margo did not reply. Another co-worker saw Margo in a corridor and asked her what she did to win the award. Margo replied that she did not want to discuss the...
Is It Time to Rebel?
When I was in primary school in the USA, we had to say the pledge of allegiance every day. I did not say the part where we pledged allegiance “to the flag.” My thought: Why would I pledge allegiance to a symbol? So my rebelling began. No one knew I remained silent...
What Are Your Lifetime-Best Decisions?
We think with distaste of bad decisions we made. Hitler decided to invade Poland. I bought an MG Midget. Along with our bad decisions are many good decisions. One of my best decisions was to move to Australia to take an academic position at the University of New...
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