Miscellaneous Trinkets

Several years ago I was presented with the joyous pleasure (note the sarcasm) of attending a trade school, which meant that I was required to take a technical writing course. It was incredibly boring, but it is very useful for daily communication in the work place.
(Everyone wants to know what's inside the box!)

I’ve spent a great deal of time helping a friend of mine with their English assignments. It’s something that I quite enjoy, but it’s still hard to believe that it’s a first year University requirement. - Why should a medical student need to spend so much time studying Faustus?

I’m currently enjoying my growing collection of thank-you letters from various news outlets for my editing contributions.  I try to avoid correcting the things that people write that aren’t addressed to a formal audience, but that’s not to say it doesn’t make me cringe on the inside.

Here are a couple of good examples of friendships that are worth more to me than perfect grammar/spelling.  

                            “…my buteffal girl that I love in this hole way world.”
                                                                  or                                                                                                                                                                          “Just had to say that hafe time show sucked big time….”

                                                                    ...

I started thinking about how a small element called tact is really quite important.

Is it right to voice your opinion about the lifestyle choices of the people that are closest to you?

We could examine the different answers in great length, but we would still be left with this question. 

How do you know when you should say something or shouldn’t? Good question. 

We all know someone who constantly talks about how bad their life is, but they don’t have any intention of doing anything to change it. 

Don’t bother giving them any advice. They just want you to feel sorry them. Just nod your head.

People who find themselves in an abusive relationship will be the least likely to listen to your advice. The best thing to do in these instances is to make sure that they don’t become more isolated than they already are.

Relationship advice is easy. Do your parents like them? Do your friends like them?

If not, you shouldn’t be with them.- Is it really that simple you may ask? Yes it is.

If someone has an addiction problem or is offended with someone else.
It’s perfectly Ok to say that you don’t agree, or that they should just let it go.
* Don’t ever advise them to “Be the better person.”

Why? There is no such thing.

Sometimes people don’t understand that you are trying to help them.
Sometimes we don’t always approach them in the right way.

Sometimes we overreact and sometimes we fail to recognize that we are in the wrong.

Sometimes I wonder if stuffing the coffin full of memorabilia means anything at all.