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Archive for February 2012

How to write a nastygram

Inevitably, one day, someone will make you mad at work. Also inevitably, you will want to drink wine and send them an email. Just like in the dating world, the constant access we have to each other has blurred the boundaries of appropriateness in terms of employee interactions. For instance, just like you should not... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 29, 2012 at 7:20 am
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How to switch seats on a plane

For those of us who never knew the glory days of first class Corporate travel, the baby seats on Spirit airlines may not be offensive. That’s a lie. Every seat on Spirit Airlines is offensive. But some are arguably worse than others, aka ones in the back of the plane, the middle of the row... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 28, 2012 at 7:34 am
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How to hug someone (and not get fired)

“A handshake often creates a feeling of liking or of irritation between two strangers? Who does not dislike a ‘boneless’ hand extended as though it were a spray of sea-weed or a miniature boiled pudding?” – Emily Post, Etiquette For someone who generally doesn’t like to touch or be touched, imagine my surprise to find... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 27, 2012 at 8:47 am
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How to gesture

Gesturing for (and at) dummies would be one of the cornerstones of Posts 101. Mainly because I am guilty of bad behavior. Everyone gets a pass for something, and what I’ll have to ask forgiveness for is my favorite car gesture: shaken “WHY???” arms. Though it seems unnaturally Italian for a girl with a 50%... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 23, 2012 at 7:30 am
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How to gesture

Here is the Posts on Post guide for gesturing for (and at) dummies. Everyone gets a pass for something, and what I’ll have to ask forgiveness for is my favorite car gesture: shaken “WHY???” arms. Though it seems unnaturally Italian for a girl with a 50% vowel rate in her name, this gesture feels so... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 23, 2012 at 7:27 am
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How to be and have a house guest

“The proper selection of guests is the first essential in all entertaining, and the hostess who has a talent for assembling the right people has a great asset. Taste in house furnishings or in clothes or in selecting a cook, is as nothing compared to taste in people! Some people have this “sense”—others haven’t. The... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 22, 2012 at 2:27 pm
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How to tell people you're crazy

Long ago and far away, in days far more appropriate than this wild, wild west of wayward behavior, Emily Post would have blushed if someone went so far as to say they were feeling blue. But as Bob Dylan awkwardly emoted, the times, they are a changin’. The tough parenting of the previous generation brought... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 20, 2012 at 2:36 pm
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How to split the bill on a first date (yes, it's a test)

“To an old lady or to an invalid a gentleman offers his arm if either of them wants his support. Otherwise a lady no longer leans upon a gentleman in the daytime…” — Emily Post, Etiquette As if choosing the right pair of pumps for the first date wasn’t hard enough, there comes the bill... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 19, 2012 at 8:07 am
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How to react to an overreacter

“A bore is said to be “one who talks about himself when you want to talk about yourself!” which is superficially true enough, but a bore might more accurately be described as one who is interested in what does not interest you, and insists that you share his enthusiasm, in spite of your disinclination.” –Emily... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 17, 2012 at 7:15 am
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How to politely berate a customer service person.

“And yet so insistently has this obloquy of the word “servant” spread that every one sensitive to the feelings of others avoids using it exactly as one avoids using the word “cripple” when speaking to one who is slightly lame. Yet are not the best of us “servants” in the Church? And the highest of... Read more »
By Kaelan Ward,
February 16, 2012 at 7:36 am
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