by sumac | Oct 30, 2015 | Personal Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Columbus Circle station, early summer, bench. Young black guy, cool hipsterish clothes, large backpack, amusingly be-patched (does he really belong to Lehigh Valley Police Revolver League?), subtly spray-painted (faint black shading on light khaki), iPod, iPhone....
by sumac | Sep 29, 2015 | The Mechanics of Apology
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Lots of iPhone jokes. Asked about the latest Steve Jobs movie, he said he hadn’t seen any of them, but “I think that a lot of people are trying to be opportunistic, and I hate this;...
by sumac | Aug 21, 2015 | The Mechanics of Apology
Burning Man 2015 is close at hand. It’ll be a great time for many, a mind-altering time for some. Remarkable things will be seen and done. Also regrettable things. In 2013, SorryWatch visited PlayaApology Camp at Burning Man. PlayaApology Camp helps people...
by sumac | Jul 23, 2015 | Political Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
It’s expensive to run for public office. But once elected, you can run your next campaign much more cheaply if you make aides and assistants work on it from the office of whatever position you’ve managed to get. Free labor! Free supplies! Free copying!...
by snarly | Mar 5, 2015 | Celebrity Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Mr. Jones, a fine actor on the first-season-was-awesome-and-then-oh-GOD-but-I’m-not-giving-up-yet television program Sleepy Hollow, is known for his skilled use of social media. He has, however, not always knocked his social-media apologies out of the park, as...
by sumac | Jan 28, 2015 | Personal Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Anonymous in Annapolis (not her real name) writes: How about a relative who sends you an apology for not acknowledging you at the holidays because they were too busy and saving for their retirement and, besides, the e-mail you sent them giving them a heads up for a...
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