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L.A. Plume answers your questions about entertaining, etiquette, and manners in the modern world.

When Managers and Owners Are Rude

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Written by LA Plume
Tuesday, 03 June 2014 11:12
Dear Ms. Plume, We are not unused to experiencing the odd rude customer when we are shopping: the person who leaves the clothes that have been tried on in a wad on the dressing room floor, the person who puts 22 things on the express grocery belt designated for 15, the tired mother who lets her child scream in the candy aisle and then screams back in front of all of us, etc. But what about the rude shopkeeper?
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What Are People Thinking?

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Written by L.A. Plume
Tuesday, 06 May 2014 14:20
Dear L. A. Plume, I have just received a message on Facebook from a friend of a friend, whom I've only briefly met, asking if she can come stay in my guest room for a week while she visits the mutual friend. The mutual friend has animals to which she is allergic, so she thinks it would be nice to stay at my house!!!
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The Guesting Game

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Written by L.A. Plume
Wednesday, 09 April 2014 06:27
Dear L. A. Plume, Spring is in the air and I'm ready to throw some parties. However, it seems that everyone these days has some allergy, dietary restriction, or other impediment to easy entertaining. What is the protocol for making sure I don't serve something that is going to offend, or be harmful to, guests? Deedee
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Things the Irritate

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Written by LA Plume
Wednesday, 12 March 2014 06:41
Dear Ms. Plume, I went to the orchestra last night and the only thing that detracted from the concert was "the scent of a woman" several aisles away. I've noticed that as I've lost some of my range of smell, even fragrances I used to like often bother me, or have taken on properties that aggravate my sensibilities.
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Valentine's Day Dilemmas

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Written by L.A. Plume
Wednesday, 12 February 2014 07:07
Dear L. A. Plume, I have a Valentine's Day dilemma; I have a wonderful partner of many years who loves to give gifts at the drop of a hat BUT he is a really bad gift giver. It seems that absolutely no thought whatsoever goes into his gift giving process. Last year for Valentine's Day he gave me a set of six pink camo beer coozies and a matching pair of rubber boots.
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