Appearing To Pay Attention When

[after The Death Of A Loved One] It Is When There Is Nothing More To Be Done That The Reality Of The Loss Often Hits With Full Force.

Many Of The Guests Will Eventually Leave The Table To Watch Football On Television, Which Would Be A Rudeness At Any Other Occasion But Is A Relief At Thanksgiving And Probably The Only Way To Get Those People To Budge.

The Obligation To Express Gratitude Deepens With Procrastination. The Longer You Wait, The More Effusive Must Be The Thanks.

Protocol Is Etiquette With A Government Expense Account.

Chaperons Don't Enforce Morality; They Force Immorality To Be Discreet.