by Janet Parnes | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog
With the heated controversy over the war, health-care reform, casinos in Massachusetts, etc. I decided to resurrect an article I wrote a while ago in relation to a confrontation between and professor and police officer. The article ran in the MetroWest Daily News....
by Janet Parnes | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog
Guest Blog by Connie Dunn Before understanding the etiquette of a Virtual Book Tour, you will need to understand what a Virtual Book Tour is. I have to say that while this is a relatively new marketing tool for me, it appears to be one of the most intriguing endeavors...
by Janet Parnes | Aug 13, 2010 | Blog
I figured the cup of coffee would be safe at my feet, but the laws of physics proved me wrong. In the middle of the networking meeting my left foot sideswiped the paper cup. It toppled over, forming a brown puddle on the carpet. The carpet magically absorbed the mess,...
by Janet Parnes | Jul 19, 2010 | Blog
It’s easy to mind your manners when you are a guest of Central Tuscany. Townspeople welcome you; they do not elbow you, stare you down, and cut you off in line -when there is a line. And, when you inadvertently lock the laundry-room key in the laundry room, your...
by Janet Parnes | Jun 4, 2010 | Blog
My observations of the local Memorial Day Parade were printed in the MetroWest Daily News, Sunday, June 6 The Memorial Day Parade in my town was not flashy; the crowd was not crushing; and the speeches not self-aggrandizing. The parade was like a pot of mixed-berry...
by Janet Parnes | Mar 10, 2010 | Blog
The following article, printed in suburban Boston’s MetroWest Daily News, shows how a friend of mine and her family turned their airline disaster into a stranger’s bounty. It is a story I have told countless times: Ubiquitous clips of stranded airline...
