For Openers
Having The Last Word
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S upposedly, President Harry S Truman had a
sign on his desk that read, "The buck stops
here." What a wonderful thought.
The worst offenders are store help that will
not, under penalty of death,
admit, "I don't know." There is
no crime in not knowing, espe-
cially if the offer is then made to
help find the answer; but how
frustrating it is to have someone
fake an answer, mumble incoher-
ently or, even worse, misdirect.
My wife now regularly says when
asking for information, "If you
don't know, just say so." That is a
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whole lot better than going on
Editorial Assistant wild-goose chases.
What ever happened to, "I
made a mistake. How can I rectify
it?" We rarely hear this. It is very hard to admit that one
was wrong because it invariably suggests that there was
carelessnessor inefficiency at work. However, mistakes
can happen and the person seeking redress is not seeking
a rash of reasons why the error occurred; he or she wants
something done about it. Instead of hearing who else
might be to blame or what machinery wasn't operating
or that the moon was full, get down to correcting the
problem.
You want to hear a relic of an expression? Try "I'm
sorry."
No placement of blame elsewhere, no attacks on the
other person for not enabling you to perform, no list of
myriad things that were on your mind.
Does any of this mean that you will never run into a
mean-spirited person who is out to make your life miser-
able? Not at all. But these words certainly could take the
wind out of some sails and they certainly would be a
refreshing change. Don't let these words go the way of
such "dinosaurs" as "After you," "Please" and "Thank
you." D
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Yiddish Limericks
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"Thirteen centuries of our survival is a proof that our
community and its culture will live on."
— Munashir Adilyaguev, a community leader in the
Caucasus region of the former Soviet Union, amid ethnic ten-
sions, an economic crisis and an exodus of fellow Mountain
Jews to Russia and Israel.
"It's a validation of that part of us that feels very alive and
young and vibrant. We don't want to lose touch with our
passions in life."
— Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben of Kehillat Israel
Reconstructionist Congregation, 52, who plays drums in a
boomer band called the Jam in Pacific Palisades, as quoted in
a USA Today story, "Boomer Rockers Reelin' In The Years."
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