by snarly | Nov 30, 2012 | Artistic apologies, Other Apologies, Youth apologizes
From Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine, illustrated by Matthew Cordell, a whole book of insincere apology poems (based, of course, on the William Carlos Williams classic) for the 9- to 12-year-old set. Paired with Joyce...
by sumac | Nov 24, 2012 | Other Apologies
At some point on the field trip for learning-disabled adults, one of the escorting staff members took a picture of another staffer acting goofy. The October field trip was to Washington, D.C.; they were at Arlington National Cemetery, by the Tomb of the Unknowns; and...
by snarly | Nov 20, 2012 | Academic apologies, Apology Essentials, Corporate Apologies, Institutional Apologies, Other Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
My college roommate, Deborah Levi, was brilliant. (She died of breast cancer at 34.) Her New York University Law Review article on the role of apology in mediation is still cited all over the place (Google it – I’ll wait) and reflects who she was: A person with an...
by sumac | Nov 2, 2012 | Other Apologies
While Hurricane Sandy was lashing New York, New Jersey, and points south, north, and inland, a known jerk who winsomely called himself ComfortablySmug was posting bad news on Twitter. First he said all subway lines would close due to flooding. Which could have been...
by sumac | Oct 22, 2012 | Other Apologies
The technical term for people like Michael Brutsch, aka Violentacrez, is “troll,” unfair though that may seem to hideous stinky cave-dwelling beings who eat billy goats. For years, known only as Violentacrez, he created nasty – and popular – online interest areas, or...
by snarly | Oct 7, 2012 | Media Apologies, Other Apologies, Personal Apologies
You probably read about that guy who informed La Crosse, WI news anchor Jennifer Livingston she was not “a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular” and that she should “reconsider” allowing her unattractive...
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