Entries from August 2008

August 29, 2008

Choice reading from the blogosphere

Is it important to you to lead a good life?  What does “a good life” mean to you?  Integrity?   Wealth?  Power?  The esteem of others?  A life which harms others as little as possible?  A life that does as much good as possible?
What do you do about reaching YOUR goal of “a good life”?
Two of [...]

August 20, 2008

The Tipping Game, Part 2

There was a  discussion of my last post on 43Things.com, and I’ve had some additional thoughts since yesterday.  Seems that tipping is a hot topic:  some people resent it, and others have very strong feelings about tipping well.
First, silly me:  I forgot that the Internet is an international phenomenon, and not all readers are eating [...]

August 19, 2008

The Tipping Game

When and how much do you tip?  Do you ever NOT tip?
Let’s say that Mr. A takes a lady friend to lunch.  The lunch is a disappointment:  there is a mixup about his reservation, they are given a table by the bathroom, the restaurant is loud, the gazpacho is tepid and the roast chicken is [...]