by sumac | Jul 14, 2018 | The Mechanics of Apology
If you try to convince your parents an excellent family vacation would be going to the far north to see the caribou migration, and they say “We’ll see,” you might suspect that to mean “no.” What if you tell a sibling your parents said “We’ll see,” so maybe...
by sumac | Jun 26, 2018 | Religious Apologies
The Washington Post wrote “McCarrick expressed an apology to the alleged victim Wednesday, though he says he is innocent.” The person they’re talking about is Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Who told some seminary students to call him “Uncle Ted”. Removed from the...
by sumac | May 21, 2018 | Personal Apologies
Corona Arch, near Moab, is a mile-and-a-half hike from a parking area. Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch are along the way. Imagine a nice spring day in southern Utah and a pleasant walk through wild land, public land – your land – administered by the Bureau of Land...
by sumac | May 1, 2018 | The Mechanics of Apology, Youth apologizes
SorryWatch usually advocates the media* principle of putting apologies in the same place as the thing you’re apologizing for. For example, if you broadcast an absolute lie on “Fox & Friends,” the clarification and apology should also be on “Fox &...
by sumac | Apr 11, 2018 | Personal Apologies
People often have places to go, and important things to do there. Often they drive to those places. Animals often have places to go, and important things to do. While some animals find a nice place and stay there, other animals need to travel for business. They might...
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