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Nineteen
A gentleman not yet twenty, on the yokes of masculinity, maturity, and civility. I’m at that age where legally I’m an adult but I’ve yet to enter my (terrible) twenties. I’m 19. In many ways, I’m...
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Uncle Chipps
Roheen Malu had a small favor to ask of a complete stranger. The interaction prompted him to think about the relativity of goodness. “Brother, you have change for 500?” I walked up to the guy at the...
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Eight Reasons I Love Men
Paul Kidwell meditates on some of the things that make men worthy of love. It’s Valentine’s Day and I have ordered flowers for my wife and made plans to cook her favorite meal. She knows I love her...
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Seven Things I Learned Being a Plumber’s Son
Treat your plumber right, and an ounce of prevention will save you gallons of water on your basement floor, are a couple of things Zach Weinberg learned from being his father’s son. During my younger...
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Acts of Kindness Captured on Russian Dash Cams (Video)
These good people will give you hope. Who says people don’t help the elderly across the street anymore? This inspiring set of good acts were caught on Russian dashboard cameras and put together to...
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What Is the Value of Courtesy and Dignity in the Workplace?
Tommy Raskin believes that civility to workers improves the workplace environment and creates a world of empathy– all without a cost. — Nice words—obviously—don’t pay the bills. Complimenting...
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The Philosophy and Behavior of the Modern Gentleman (And a Note to Ladies)
Ibrahim Husain thinks there is something to be said for old-fashioned chivalry and gentlemanliness. What do you think? —- gentility: The quality of being well-mannered; refinement. A gentleman. Broken...
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5 Simple Steps I’m Taking To Become a More Thoughtful Husband
Ben Martin realized his wife was doing all the thoughtfulness in his marriage, so he made a plan to become a more thoughtful person. — Last fall, about a month after they married, my sister and her...
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No, You Shouldn’t Talk To Women Wearing Headphones
Embed from Getty Images The latest “dating advice” drivel circulating the internet these days is an article which I will not link to by a writer whom I will not name. Though he is a self-proclaimed...
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Comment of The Day: I Do My Best to Smile, Say Thank You, and Appreciate the...
Embed from Getty Images This comment was by Robert Larson in reference to the post – Why I Still Want to Get That Door I was also taught to open doors for women, and have always been happy to open a...
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Ten Things Every Polite Guy Should Do
A few basics to make life a little more civilized. —- In my office I keep an old book named Manners for Moderns. It was published in 1938 and “it has to do with everyday people and their everyday...
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Practicing Courtesy: 30 Things Nice People Do
I’ve written several posts about encounters with people while traveling in the last year. One about trouble in the security line. Another about assumptions I made about a priest. I’ve also talked about...
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Stories from Work
As a writer, former cop and funeral escort, I have some funny stories from work. One day, a co-worker radioed me with his own story. Seems that he was blocking traffic at the bottom of an off-ramp, as...
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Airport Courtesy
Traveling by plane is stressful, I don’t care how zen you can be. Making sure you arrive on time and get through security without any issues to make it to the correct gate with everything you need just...
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Courtesy Among Genders
— How does gender affect courtesy in your culture? Raised to practice a high degree of politeness, you open doors, let others go first or be served first. You do not know how to feel, react, or behave...
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Door Dilemmas [Podcast]
In a time when civility so often seems to be missing in everyday life, it’s great that there’s still a place where we can easily practice it and brighten the day for our fellow human beings. I’m...
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How to Raise a Child with Good Manners
Raising a child who has good manners is simply about what you teach your child. Raising a well-mannered child is about a parent helping their child learn respectable habits. Raising children with good...
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Developing Basic Courtesy for Life: Showing up on Time
— When I joined the U.S. Army, I was sent to Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. BCT is a non-stop physical and mental trial, accentuated by the use of authority to enforce discipline....
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The Lost Art of the Heads Up
— One of the most human things we can do is give another a heads up. It is the ultimate courtesy. It means, on some level, that you have acknowledged another person. Keeping that in mind, on the drive...
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Grocery Store as Metaphor
Today, as I was pushing my cart through the pre-holiday hustle and bustle aisles at Giant Supermarket, it occurred to me that it was a miracle that shoppers were able to safely dodge and weave...
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