by jlo | Apr 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hello, Sparklers. I’ve been laying low following a recent operation. But I’ve not forgotten you! I’m doing well on the proverbial road to recovery. While I’m resting up, I thought I’d treat you to what some people of the past had to say...
by jlo | Feb 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
I don’t know if it’s due to the Age of Texting or what, but recently I’ve noticed a marked decline in telephone manners. So I thought it might be a good time for a refresher, circa 1938: “If possible, the telephone should be placed so that one...
by jlo | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
For most students, the school year is well underway. Here’s hoping your experience measures up to the standards set by Eleanor Boykin in This Way Please (1940): “In schools all over the country, students have formed etiquette or good-form clubs.”...
