Relationships and Going Places
Crossing the Line
Broad lines painted in the brilliant color of a yellow school bus sectioned off areas on the warehouse floor. The reception area was on one side of the cautionary line and the work area was on the opposite side. My face reddened with embarrassment: I had stepped across a clearly defined boundary. I broke the rules. My actions threatened the space and comfort zone of these dear, gentle souls. They knew the rules and I fumbled around totally ignorant. more »
Horse, Horse, Tiger, Tiger
armed with our new linguistic knowledge, we headed off on our own into the shops that lined Nanjing Road, a major shopping area in Shanghai. In one shop, we pointed to a fan. The clerk took it from its case to show to us. We looked it over and carefully said in our best Mandarin, "Mao, mao, hoo, hoo." The clerk's eyes widened. She backed away into the protection of the other clerks who were standing around stone-faced trying to decipher our intentions. more »
Is a Beatles Song Dated? Or Could It Be Us?
Respondents older than age 30 lean more toward the age of 70 and above as when someone becomes old. more »
The Decision to Remove an Obese Child From His Mother: A Lawyer Differs
Sherry Kolb, a lawyer, Cornell professor and law clerk to former Justice Harry Blackmun, voices her views on the recent decision by a South Carolina court to remove a child from his mother's custody. Here are a few paragraphs from her FindLaw column:… more »
