GENTLE READER: Place it on your chair and hope that you are in an honest crowd. If you suspect otherwise, you might hold it in your left hand, behind the shoulders of your dancing partner, trying not to bounce it against him as you dance. DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper thing to do with people who don’t send back greeting cards?. We sent out over 50 cards last year, and only got 15 or so back. I know they cost money and a lot of time and, like me, are getting old-fashioned really quick, but should I be offended? I imagine the proper thing to do is to send them out just for the joy of the season.
On one side — I’ll call them the good irish, saint patrick's day, cheers mate, ireland, lucky clover, shamrock, irish girl, dancing shoes, ballet shoes, st. patri guys — are board president Bob Benevento and former teachers Donna Ruebusch and Ron Woolf, On the other –I’ll call them the disrupters — are Gerard, banking veteran Gino Borgioli and contracts manager Rick Badillo, Ostensibly, the fight began in August, after the board voted to move sixth-graders to middle schools, Upset at that move, a parents’ group began a recall movement against board president Benevento, A lot of folks, however, believe the real target is Superintendent Steve Betando, who governs with the consent of the good guys (Alas, there is a confusion of “B’s” in this tale, all ending with a vowel.)..
Asked how he will vote, Flake says, “let me process it.”. GOP Sen. Bob Corker says he’ll be voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The Tennessee Republican said Thursday that Kavanaugh is “qualified to serve.”. Corker says it took “courage” for Kavanaugh’s accuser Christine Blasey (BLAH’-zee) Ford to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. But he says the testimony presented no evidence to corroborate her allegation that he sexually assaulted her when they were teens.
Mordecai irish, saint patrick's day, cheers mate, ireland, lucky clover, shamrock, irish girl, dancing shoes, ballet shoes, st. patri Shehori, Presented by the Steinway Society, 7:30 p.m, Nov, 16, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, Single tickets $30-$58; series of four, $95-$195, 408-990-0872 or www.steinwaysociety.com, Dragon Theatre, “Rich and Famous.” By John Guare, Through Nov, 3, Directed by Meredith Hagedorn, Featuring Lucinda Dobson, Tom Gough and Ron Talbot, 8 p.m, Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m, Sundays, Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway, Redwood City, $15-$35, http://dragonproductions.net/activities/2013season/richandfamous.html..
The delightful and popular Disney movie “Frozen” will play Friday. The “Lego Movie,” another family favorite, will screen on Sept. 26. The films begin around 7:45 p.m. and run for about two hours. The “Lego Movie” is co-sponsored by the orthodontic office of Dr. Frank Helm. Bring low picnic chairs, blankets and snacks to enjoy the movies under the stars. Sarah Calhoun will lead a free tour at 10 a.m. Saturday highlighting the people, architecture, beauty and history of the cemetery. At 10 a.m. Sept. 27, Chris Pattillo will discuss the variety of trees at Mountain View. Stafford Buckley will feature the architects and architecture of the cemetery at 10 a.m. Oct. 25. Dennis Evanosky will lead the same tour as Calhoun at 10 a.m. Oct. 11.
