The Gentle Art of Disagreement

From StandFirm:

A poster named BabyBlue: "Oh yes he is our friend, Matt."

The rejoinder by Matt Kennedy: " Hi bb, oh no he’s not"

This struck me as the entire Internet summed into two lines.

Modern Higher Education

PROFANITY WARNING



The punchline is the main malefactors are debate coaches at various universities. Don't you just love modern manners?

Civilized Entertainment

Sally and I do not watch much television together. She is a tv buff, and I am more of a reader/Internet junkie. But almost every evening we watch, together, a television show we record off of the Game Show Network at some unholy hour of the morning. Like all game shows, it is total fluff. But "What's My Line' was civilized fluff. Nothing off-colour is said, the people on it, especially the panel, are pleasant, courteous and kind. After the first couple of seasons, the panel would dress up for the show, wearing evening clothes. And for all of that, it is fun.

Here is a taste of what I was discussing above. Steve Allen has just been married to Jayne Meadows. And guess who is the celebrity mystery guest?

Gentility

Mrs. du Toit has much to say about manners and the world, as well as the pursuit of beauty.

Politics and Manners

I haven't been a Romney fan, but I think he handles this confrontation rather well. I especially like the lady's comments at the end.

Mostly it's just fun watching an AP reporter make a horse's ass of himself and get called on it.

Story of a Marriage

Anthony Esolen has written a wonderful story about his inlaws.

Read it all.

How to Behave

Katie Delahaye Paine writes a wonderful post on the necessity and practicality of transparency in building trust. She wrote it as it applies to the business world, but I think the principles she states have a much broader application.