It’s funny how etiquette changes. We tend to think of technology (and the Internet) as updating the way we communicate with people, but what about things like compliments. Has giving compliments really changed all that much?

When I first thought about this question my answer was “not really.” Then I spotted this article about giving compliments in the age of plastic surgery. I suppose walking up to someone and saying, “You look so much younger! Did you get a facelift?” probably isn’t going to win you any friends.
The women in this article said she went …read more

To my friend, on the morning of your boob job:
I know you won’t read this, and even if you do it won’t change your mind. But there are some things I need to say.
Sometime in the next 8 hours, you will be lying half naked on an operating table, with orange antibacterial swipes across your breasts, surrounded by people who see dollar signs when they look at you, people who know this is a bad idea because you’re still so young that your body may very well change and you’re doing this for the wrong reasons but don’t care, because …read more