The How Do You Do, Fellow Kids meme is a gif from 30 Rock depicting actor Steve Buscemi dressed as a hip teen, holding a skateboard with a backward red cap in a high school hallway. It is commonly ...
It’s the season of joy and togetherness, which means, of course, I have approximately 687 unfinished items on my to-do list. There are (many) work projects to wrap up, gifts to buy, visits to prepare ...
When manager Brian Epstein secured a record deal for The Beatles with E.M.I. Records, the group wasn’t even in England. They were performing in Hamburg, Germany. Epstein sent two telegrams: one to ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do people say “How do you do?” anymore when being introduced to someone? The phrase seems to have faded away. If it is no longer used, what should I say when being introduced to ...
I recently facilitated a retreat for first responder significant others and spouses, all six of them women. They arrived exhausted and emotionally depleted. Tasked with jobs, raising children, some ...
What do you do? It’s a question that comes up repeatedly at both virtual and in-person networking events. It’s a dreaded question. You tell people what you do “I’m a doctor, lawyer, accountant” and ...
For people who have taken career breaks, four little words—“What do you do?”—can provoke dread. It seems to conceal a bundle of judgments: What’s your social status? What’s your income? What’s your ...
Another quiet holiday has come and gone. My husband and I celebrated with another couple, old friends, whose children, like ours, were spending this holiday with their in-laws. It was lovely and warm ...