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FINISHING SCHOOL FOR THE UNFINISHED

December 13, 2023 by

If you’ve never heard of it, a finishing school is where women become ladies. Ladies? What kind of ladies? Ladies who grew up expecting others to know what they’d learned in finishing school. To that we say, “Good luck.”

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EATING ETIQUETTE: WHEN TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF

April 14, 2023 by

Eating etiquette is a class thing. Yep, it’s a class thing right up until you know better. The difference is between people who grew up with proper eating etiquette and those who recently converted from face-stuffing shovelers. Both groups have names: one is English People, the other is The Rest Of Us.

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STEPPING OUT BOOMERPDX STYLE

December 11, 2022 by

Stepping out of a comfort zone isn’t the same as throwing yourself away. Let’s get that straight. One has an air of optimism, the other not so much. How can you tell the difference before it’s too late, you ask? Let’s go.

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