The Leftovers
Hereís your very own bloggie bag of some bits that got left out of my column for tomorrow's deadline -- cell phone manners on dates:
Some people donít realize that itís bad manners to cut out for a cell phone conversation in the middle of a date; perhaps because mommyís telecommunications etiquette instructions stopped at 1. Donít beat the Jones boy over the head with the receiver, and 2. Answer the family phone, ìSmith residence, Jennifer speaking,î not ìWanna hear me fart!?îIf your date comes to understand the error of her ways, you might want to give her a second chance. Then again, how hard is it to figure out, all by yourself, how to be kind and respectful to the person youíre out with? Pay attention to your date and let the calls go to voicemail. Hmm...maybe the unexamined life is a life not worth living with.