Editor s note: Brenda Looper usually writes her columns on Mondays, and since this Monday was Labor Day, she decided to take a little break. The original version of this column was published Sept. 18, 2019.
Civility seems to be the word of the moment, but I can t blame some for being skeptical of calls from certain quarters to be kind in light of current criminal charges. I mean, it s not like that person who does not need to be named was ever civil in his interactions with those who didn t share his beliefs.
In summer, I notice I tend to get stuck on the issue of incivility a lot. I get it, it s hot and we re all cranky (frankly, I worry about some of those people who love weather like this; my friends know who they are). But really, is that a good excuse to act like a jerk?
Longtime readers know I m often easily amused, especially when it comes to words. Soooo . imagine my face when I saw on Facebook the other day a screenshot of a post by novelist Aprilynne Pike that said: "My British publisher replaced pants with trousers and the book WENT TO PRINT with the word occutrousers."
Sunday afternoon, I headed to the grocery store with a friend so we could get what we each needed for the week. We should have taken what sounded like gunshots (it was balloons being popped) as a sign.