by sumac | Mar 31, 2014 | Corporate Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
In her new book, The Art of Apology, Lauren Bloom – who has a J.D., don’t forget – tells the story of “Eric,” a humble professional financial advisor who made a big mistake. I assume Eric isn’t his real name. I shall further cloak his identity by calling...
by sumac | Mar 28, 2014 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
The April issue of SELF, the magazine whose title makes me mutter “Really?” has a snarky section called “BS METER: Our SELF-y guide to what’s legit and what’s lame this month.” Edgy! Attitudinal! What could go wrong? How about this: with a colorful photo...
by sumac | Mar 27, 2014 | Non-Human Apologies, Personal Apologies
The Ugly Volvo is a blog by writer and stand-up comic Raquel D’Apice. Recently she posted a powerful open letter containing 10 apologies. They’re all to her dog Tig, for the sharp decreases in Tig’s quality of life since a baby arrived – the...
by sumac | Mar 14, 2014 | Personal Apologies
A woman is walking a large dog of a certain age along a residential sidewalk. Although portly, grizzled, and respectably rain-coated, dog is what police would probably call a “pit bull mix.” (Cue: SCARY MUSIC WITH GRATUITOUS RATTLESNAKES.) I’ll call him...
by sumac | Mar 10, 2014 | Academic apologies, Bropology
Five students at the University of Ottawa, four in student government, were conversing on Facebook, in the hallowed seclusion of privacy settings. Student elections were going on, so there were issues to talk about. They discussed whether the student federation...
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