Lining up views on waiting in lines across life
A series of reflections on queuing in daily life from grocery stores to banks and holiday rushes. Personal anecdotes describe impatience, coping strategies, and the social aspect of waiting, with multiple named speakers sharing attitudes and tactics for passing the time in lines.
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Bart
Wonderland winter dance marks Castro Valley club event
The Castro Valley Dance Club hosted a Winter Wonderland dinner-dance at the Edgewater Hyatt House Oakland. A Swiss chalet entrance, decorated trees, and fences created a festive scene attended by about 100 party-goers including guests. Executive committee chairs were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Crag. Planning was led by Mr. and Mrs. Robert McElroy and several couples.
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Edgewater Hyatt House
Oakland
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Robert McElroy
Rudy Frank
John Fontes
Roger Mace
Paul Willard
Ann Landers Advice Columns on Backgammon Humiliation
A reader asks how to handle a husband who throws a fit after losing at backgammon. Ann suggests stopping night games to protect the marriage, noting his need to win signals insecurity and urging a change in behavior.
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Club extends War Mothers meeting in Lane honor
The Ameri can War Mothers chapter schedules a noon Thursday gathering at the Veterans Memorial Building 22737 Main St Lanehéon. The group also notes a December 7 party at the same locale marking its Christmas event.
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American War Mothers
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Abigail Adams First Lady at White House Occupancy
In the winter of 1800 Abigail Adams became the first First Lady to reside in the White House. During the journey from Philadelphia to Washington over half of her china tea service was broken, forcing her to replace it to avoid social disaster at the official reception.
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Abigail Adams
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Washington
Right question wrong context on career growth
Dr. Robert J. Lee, an executive development consultant, told a symposium in New York City sponsored by The Fashion Group Foundation that asking what one will be when they grow up is the wrong question. He argued people and situations change and one does not have to commit to a single path as the work world is complex and unpredictable.
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Fashion Group Foundation, Inc
New York City
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