by snarly | Feb 4, 2014 | Artistic apologies, Historical Apologies, Musical Apologies, Religious Apologies
We’ve bleated until our ears bled about the elements of apology: Acknowledging the offense, acknowledging its effect, expressing genuine remorse, explaining why and how said bad thing won’t happen again, and making reparation. Can you apologize well...
by snarly | Jan 30, 2014 | Academic apologies
On Tuesday, 40 kids among the 500+ students at Uintah Elementary School in Salt Lake City had their lunches taken away and thrown out. This was ordered by a district Child Nutrition Manager (HA), because the kids’ parents had balances due on school lunch...
by snarly | Jan 28, 2014 | Artistic apologies, Historical Apologies, Personal Apologies
Courtesy of the marvelous Brain Pickings: My dear Annie: This is indeed dreadful. You have no idea of the grief I am in while I write. I am obliged to use an umbrella to keep the tears from running down on to the paper. Go there to read the whole thing, apologizing to...
by snarly | Jan 22, 2014 | Apology Essentials, Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
SorryWatch was down for techie reasons unclear to your tech-clueless hosts. It’s back now. So here are a couple of news stories we coulda-shoulda-woulda weighed in on earlier. 1. The case of Lisa Bonchek Adams, Twitter and the Kellers. The must-read summary is...
by snarly | Jan 14, 2014 | Artistic apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies
I made a doge reference in the first line of the SorryWatching of Chris Christie, because wow. Now writer-producer Jane Ruffino has gone us one better and given the universe an all-purpose non-apology doge. Distribute and attribute! PS. Feel free to make and send us...
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