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Stupid Kindness

The House of Why Posted on February 3, 2020 by EileenFebruary 3, 2020 4

Why is kindness taken as stupidity? I’d like to start out by saying I’m a nice person.  I like being polite, kind, and helpful to others (hey, I’m a librarian, so it comes with the territory).  I appreciate it when others treat me with the same decency and respect that I show them.  What I don’t understand is people taking a good quality, like kindness, for stupidity or weakness. The saying, “don’t smile until Christmas,” is a serious mantra among … Continue reading →

Posted in Confusing, Interesting | Tagged courtesy, kindness, random acts of kindness | 4 Replies

Fondue Frustration

The House of Why Posted on December 10, 2013 by EileenDecember 10, 2013  

Why are so many people fond of fondue? My husband and I have heard about it and were curious.  We never did it before, but heard how good it was, especially from other couples who did it.  So we thought we’d give it a try, even though we felt out of our element and didn’t really know how to do it.  Hopefully, our inexperience wouldn’t embarrass us.  You know what I’m talking about, don’t you?  The “it” is fondue. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Annoying, Confusing, Interesting | Tagged Andrew Zimmern, cheese, chocolate, fondue, Groupon | Leave a reply

Samaritans: An Endangered Species

The House of Why Posted on September 23, 2013 by EileenSeptember 23, 2013  

Why don’t more people offer help to others? Not very long ago I had a bad case of food poisoning.  Maybe at one time or another you’ve been in the same unfortunate position, dealing with diarrhea and nausea simultaneously.  If I wasn’t sitting on the toilet, I was vomiting into it (I apologize for the graphic details).  My activities left me weak and dripping with a cold sweat.  I had ringing in my ears and my head was spinning.  To … Continue reading →

Posted in Confusing, Health, Interesting | Tagged apathy, fear, firefighters, food poisoning, germaphobe, good samaritans, help, helping people, humanity, news, police, samaritan, tv violence | Leave a reply

Responding So Very Procrastinatingly

The House of Why Posted on June 26, 2013 by EileenJune 26, 2013  

Why don’t people RSVP? Call me detailed, call me old-fashioned, but when I get an invitation to an event, especially one that asks me to RSVP by a certain date, I make sure I let the host(s) know whether or not I will be able to attend.  And although I’ve only been a guest at one wedding in my adult life, I naturally assume it’s a given that with something so costly as a reception, the couple hosting wants to … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Confusing, Interesting | Tagged bride, event, events, guest, guests, invitations, nuptials, occasion, occasions, RSVP, wedding, wedding invitations | Leave a reply

The Big Question

The House of Why Posted on April 22, 2013 by EileenApril 22, 2013  

Why do some people want to injure or kill others? In light of the bombings at the Boston Marathon last week, I thought it would be appropriate to take a moment to address the big question so many of us have when an incident involving mass terror, destruction, injury, and death occurs: Why?  I hate to admit it, but this is one “why” for which I don’t have any good answers. I can’t understand why one person wants to intentionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Confusing | Tagged Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston Marathon Bombings, death, injury, mass destruction, mass terror, terrorism, violence | Leave a reply

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