To be a good loser:

1. Thank the other player or team members for playing a good game.  Remember, you wouldn’t have had a game to play if they weren’t there.

2.  Don’t call the winning team names.

3.  Remain poised and calm after the game rather than stomping off the court or field.

4.  Promise yourself you will practice to play better next time.

To be a good winner:

1. Thank the other player or team members for playing a good game.

2.  Don’t gloat about your win. It’s good to be happy, but save the big celebration for when you’re with friends and family.

3.  Don’t be too confident about the win. Anything can happen the next time around.

In the words of college students:

1) Don’t forget to flush.

2) Check to make sure everything flushed.  If not, flush again.

3) Don’t leave toilet paper or anything else on the seat.

4) If you use the last piece of toilet paper, replace it with a new roll in the stall.

5) Courtesy flush so you don’t share your air.

6) Remove your hair from the shower and sink.

7) Wipe the sink after using it.

Don’t leave crud in the sink.

9) If someone is taking a shower, yell “FLUSHING” to avoid scalding that person.

10) Treat the bathroom as if your mother would be the next to use it.

Be on your best behavior at all times around children.  They learn by mimicking everything adults do and say.

The rule of “do as I say, not as I do,” does not apply here because you’re sending a mixed message.

To out smart the foul plays of our noses, I suggest having a tissue available at all times to handle all unsuspecting circumstances. It is most improper to use alternatives to the tissue such as your sleeve, hand, or on-going sniffling.

Place a tissue in your pocket before leaving the house. Since ladies don’t always have pockets in their attire, they may want to place a tissue in their handbag or tuck one in the sleeve of their outfit.

You may even want to consider purchasing a small pack of tissues to have in your desk drawer, briefcase, coat pocket or purse.  You will not only have enough to take care of your nasal needs, but can come to the rescue of others too.

Remember, what goes in the pocket, must come out.  Please don’t forget to take the tissue out of your pocket at the end of the day.  A tissue is not welcome when discovered in the laundry at the end of the wash cycle.

Students should sit up straight in their chairs just as they would at the dinner table.  They should not lean on the desk with their head held up in their hand.  Place both feet on the floor with all four legs of the chair on the floor as well.  Do not tilt back in the chair.

Leaning on the desk, holding your head up or lying it down on the desk is rude and disrespectful to the teacher or speaker.  If you can’t show respect to the teacher, then perhaps the teacher shouldn’t take the time to share his or her information with you.

If you’re walking with a group of friends and another student walks by, it is especially important to smile and say hi.  A group is very intimidating to a person walking alone, so try to make the other student comfortable as you pass by.  Think about how you would feel if you were the student walking alone.

1)  Remember to say thank you when someone gives you candy.  They didn’t have to participate in the giving festivities, they chose to.

2) Do not push your way to the front of the line when candy is being handed out.  Please wait your turn.

3) If you accidentally bump into another trick-or-treater, say excuse me.

4) Graciously accept the candy given to you.  Don’t look in the bowl and ask for a different candy.

5)  Use the sidewalks leading up to the home.  It’s impolite to run through the lawn of others.  It’s also not the safest choice.

6)  If the person handing out the candy asks you what you are dressed as, politely answer them.  Don’t grab the candy and run.  Many adults enjoy seeing the trick-or-treaters as much as the trick-or-treaters enjoy dressing up.

7) Visit each home only 1 time - no matter how good the candy is.

Share your candy with others - especially with those unable to go trick-or-treating.

Happy Halloween!

Seeking a restroom should be your first plan.  If a restroom is not available, try to find a location away from other people such as a corner of a room or behind a shade tree.

Once the diaper is changed, remember to dispose of the diaper properly so you don’t leave any lingering aromatic traces of your task.

Please avoid using a dining table or any other commonly used furniture at all costs.  This past week, I was dining in a restaurant at a very nice vacation resort when a couple changed their baby’s diaper on the table and  then left the soiled diaper on the table as well.  Needless to say, my appetite quickly diminished.

Always make the care of your baby a priority, but please be aware and considerate of the people around you.

Last night, I was dining at a casual restaurant. The man at the table next to mine ordered a beer and chicken wings. When he finished eating, he sat at the table and licked every finger one by one. He must be well practiced at this because he was able to carry on a conversation while he was “cleaning up”. I pity the person who is next to shake his hand.

You may have also seen the diner who uses the mustard or ketchup and wipes the edge of the bottle with their finger and then licks their finger off. Yuck!  They actually made their first mistake by using their finger to wipe off the edge of the bottle.

Use a napkin, finger bowl, or excuse yourself from the table, but never, never, never, lick your fingers at the dinner table.