This dream has actually spanned the course of several dreams. The world is ending again. Plans and schemes are in full motion. Warheads are being prepped for launch. Diplomats and envoys smiling obsequiously over it all. We’re fighting a house to house battle to save as many people as we can, from the oppressive representatives …
I dreamed that my brother and I were attempting to steal one of the world’s largest diamonds so that our money troubles would be over for good. Anyway, his idea was to have a test run at the diamond using his dog, the “kind beast,” as an alarm system. So we get her set up …
Had another one of those dreams where I’m trying or being encouraged to reclaim my lost faith. This time it was a summer-camp-like environment like so many fundie-related dreams. All my (non) lovers, all my past and futures, were there with me; a true laundry list of embarrassing experiences. AK, CB, RR, MG, TM, etc. …
I went to relax on the couch for a few moments and before I knew it, thanks to what I term my “chill pill,” I fell asleep. I had this dream in the subesquent fifteen minute period. Al DeLarge has a cat, by the name of Stanley. This cat is extremely large and at times …
The Encylopedia of Etiquette, by Llewellyn Miller
SECRETS “If you would wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself.” — Seneca, circa A.D. 60 In general . . . one of the surest signs of social maturity is the ability to keep confidential matters to one’s self, remembering Jean Paul Richter’s warning, “Whoever lets go the smallest part of a …
The Encyclopdia of Etiquette, by Llewellyn Miller
The whole matter of apologies is confused by . . . popular but essentially senseless maxims. . . . the sweeping “Never apologize and never explain,” is an absurd policy for anyone to follow — unless it be the person with the unfortunate habit of apologizing constantly for everything . . . In essence, he …