Say please
By Me | February 18, 2008
At the risk of sounding like my own grandmother, I have to say that kids these days are really rude. Observe:
Me: Hello?
Child on Phone: Who’s this?
Me: Who did you want to speak to?
CoP: Just … who is this?
Me: You are so rude! Who did you want to speak to?
CoP: I just wanna know who this is!
Me: Why?
CoP: Because if this is Richard’s mom, then I wanna tell her something.
Me: Well, if you want to tell Richard’s mom something, then why don’t you just ask for Richard’s mom!?
CoP: Well, can I speak to Richard’s mom?
Me: Yes, you may. What do you want, Josh?
And people wonder why young people have so much trouble functioning in the workforce. They don’t seem to know the basics of how to make a phone call.
All I know is that, if I had behaved that way on a telephone call (especially when talking to an adult), my mom would have knocked me across the room.
Those were the days.
Let’s hear it for child abuse!
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If you believe
By Me | February 4, 2008
If you live in one of those 24 states like I do, don’t forget to vote tomorrow.
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Hit me with your best shot
By Me | February 1, 2008
Life is full of little (and I mean that) mysteries that occupy your mind when you have absolutely nothing else to think about.
This is one of those bathroom mysteries that, for me, ranks right up there with:
a) why can’t the boys ever lower the toilet seat?
and
b) why can no one in my house under the age of 25 operate a toilet roll?
Once upon a time, when I asked my children why they could never manage to get trash into the bathroom trash can, they said, “It’s too far away from the toilet.”
Evidently, the act of walking across the room with the piece of tissue or whatever impairs their ability to drop the debris into the trash can with accuracy. Or so they said.
Well, I try not to be unreasonable. I moved the trash can. Now, it is right at the elbow as one sits and contemplates the universe.
They still can’t manage to hit it.
Why?
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Silly habits mean a lot
By Me | January 29, 2008
In consideration for the squeamish, for the men, and for the squeamish men, I’ll start this post with a warning:
This post is not for the squeamish. And if you’re a man, read on at your own risk.
Now then …
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