by snarly | Nov 9, 2012 | Political Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
The ever-delightful Lindy West posted a roundup on Jezebel today of over-the-top peevish responses to the re-election of Barack Obama. One was a letter to Queen Elizabeth, posted on the web site of Free Republic by one Edwin R. Williams: Your Majesty, We, the people...
by snarly | Nov 6, 2012 | Corporate Apologies
A reader of The Lo-Down, a delightful Lower East Side blog, spotted this letter from Con Ed hanging on a building at East 10th Street: Dear steam customer, We understand that this has been a challenging time for all of our customers, and we sincerely apologize for any...
by snarly | Oct 26, 2012 | Political Apologies
I apologize for not blogging about Richard Mourdock, the Republican State Senate candidate from Indiana who said that pregnancies resulting from rape are “something that God intends to happen.” That was because I missed his apology. Perhaps you missed it...
by snarly | Oct 22, 2012 | Religious Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Here’s how you do repentance, according to the 12th-century Jewish sage Maimonides (aka Rambam). You need the following elements: Humility, remorse, forbearance and reparation. Not so coincidentally, the same goes for apologies. Maimo (we’re...
by snarly | Oct 18, 2012 | Youth apologizes
Meh. Good work on sincerity and taking ownership. Could be better on offering restitution and promising not to do it again. The Russian Judge (aka The Mother) gives it a...
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