Tag: life advice

  • The Big No-No’s of Writing

    Writing might symbolize freedom of speech, but there are some things writers, and people in general, don’t need to speak about… Over the course of my public writing career, and still now, plenty of people have offered up advice about what I should write about. These conversations often start out with a line like, “Hey,…

  • Tipping On Take Out Orders: Yes or No?

    Tipping On Take Out Orders: Yes or No?

    There is an increasing expectation to tip when picking up your take out orders, but should you? Should you tip when it comes to delivery? Absolutely. Should you tip when you’re dining in at a restaurant? Of course. Should you tip when you are picking up a simple to-go order? I’m often told I’m a…

  • Mom Knows Best

    Mom Knows Best

    Our mothers do many things for us, but all too often we don’t realize it until it’s too late… I was in a grocery store check out line recently when the cashier asked me if I’d like my milk in a bag. I said “no, I like it in the bottle. It’s too hard to…