# manner (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover manner. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ten Tips for Breakfast Buffets, Vol. 25, Issue 40](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/8/5/breakfast-25-40) _2026-08-05 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Etiquetteer has had a lot of experience with hotel breakfast buffets this summer, and there are a few things seasoned travelers ought to know to start the day on a note of Perfect Propriety: Do not appear in the breakfast room looking like you just rolled out of bed. Dress for the day, run a comb through your hair, and wash the sleep out of your eyes at least. Pajamas, even if you have not slept… ## [A Dress Code for Retail?, Vol. 25, Issue 39](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/7/8/dress-code-25-39) _2026-07-08 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman . Dear Etiquetteer: I have followed you on social media for some time, and I’m messaging you now for some help. I consistently get bad reviews for my \[small luxury\] shop in the heart of \[Insert Eastern City South of New England Here\]. My current quandary in this large university “shot and a beer” town still is dress code. No shirt, no shoes, no service. So how do I… ## [Etiquette in the News: Patriotic Clothing, Vol. 25, Issue 38](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/7/5/patriotic-clothing-25-38) _2026-07-05 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ “We tolerate about anything here. Prejudice, fanaticism, demagoguery, anything. That’s what the Senate’s for, to tolerate freedom.” — Walter Pidgeon as US Senate Majority Leader Bob Munson in Advise and Consent (1962), screenplay by Wendell Mayes “There’s a time and a place for everything.” — Dear Mother As for many holidays and theme parties, the Fourth of July always brings out a variety of… ## [Letter Writing, Vol. 25, Issue 37](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/7/2/letter-writing-25-37) _2026-07-02 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ What is a letter? Just before Emily Post became the grandmother of American etiquette\*, a writer named Lillian Eichler published The Book of Etiquette in 1921, but without a byline. She has been unjustly overlooked ever since. And she answers this question by getting right to the point. “A letter, business or social, is simply talk upon paper.” Read that again. “Talk upon paper.” It’s that simple.… ## [Wedding Greetings, Vol. 25, Issue 36](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/27/wedding-greetings-25-36) _2026-06-28 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Ballin, Gilda, and Johnny: George Macready, Rita Hayworth, and Glenn Ford in Gilda. Gilda: “Mrs. Ballin Mundson, Mr. Farrell. Is that all right?” Johnny: “Congratulations.” Ballin: “Oh, you don’t congratulate the bride, Johnny. You congratulate the husband.” Johnny: “Really! Well, what are you supposed to say to the bride?” Ballin: “You wish her good luck.” Johnny: “Good luck.” — from Gilda (1946)… ## [Air Travel, Vol. 25, Issue 35](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/24/air-travel-25-35) _2026-06-24 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Dear Etiquetteer: I’m getting ready to fly again and found your blog about Airborne Perfect Propriety . However, that was from seven years ago, and you certainly have new followers since then who have not seen it. Maybe you could update it? My husband mentioned that he had seen a video on Facebook, of a rude-boy air passenger who bared his feet and fell asleep. A fellow passenger took the… ## [Weddings, Vol. 25, Issue 34](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/22/weddings-25-34) _2026-06-22 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Anna Chancellor in Four Weddings and Funeral (1994). Something nuptial must be in the air, because not one but two readers just forwarded different articles about wedding etiquette . . . and Etiquetteer has views. “ When Wedding Guests Don’t Bring a Gift ” in the New York Times delves into the hurt feelings of Happy Couples who don’t receive a gift from every guest at the wedding. First off, gifts… ## [Declining Without Thanks, Vol. 25, Issue 33](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/14/declining-25-33) _2026-06-14 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Karen Morley is faced with her husband’s mistress, Jean Harlow, at a formal dinner in Dinner at Eight. Dear Etiquetteer: I witnessed an individual announce to an event director, a promoter for one of the bar groups in town, that he cannot attend an event because of the price point. For context, these two people didn’t know each other already, and the event director was volunteering his time as a… ## [What Makes a Great Lady, Vol. 25, Issue 32](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/10/great-lady-25-32) _2026-06-10 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Last week a Great Lady (who shall remain nameless — no, don’t ask, and no, not Lady Pamela Hicks , though she was an Undeniably Great Lady) left this world, and left it a better place. Her departure led Etiquetteer to reflect on some of the material that makes a Great Lady, which too often we don’t appreciate: • A Great Lady knows the time and place for everything. She knows when to wear white… ## [Birth Announcements, Vol. 25, Issue 31](https://www.etiquetteer.com/columns/2026/6/7/birth-announcements-25-31) _2026-06-07 · Robert Dimmick · Etiquetteer_ Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. — Ecclesiastes 11:1 Dear Etiquetteer: Will you please address the proper way to share birth announcements? Apparently I am the “great aunt” of a number of children that I do not know the names or ages of, according to family photos appearing recently online. Without captions explaining who is who, I can sort of figure out… ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EuKO5J2FdoHR) _2026-06-07 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [KDE developer onboarding is good now](https://rabbitictranslator.com/kde-onboarding/) _2026-01-03 · Herzenschein · rabbiticTranslator_ I made substantial changes in the KDE Developer Platform documentation over the years. I am effectively its docs maintainer and have the largest number of commits in the repository. This is due in large part because I started contributing to it in 2021, applied as a KDE documentation contractor in late 2023, and started officially working with KDE development onboarding docs in 2024. I'm one of… ## [Credits](https://rabbitictranslator.com/credits/) _2026-01-01 · Herzenschein · rabbiticTranslator_ I feel like I need to give credit where credit is due for the things that I've used for my blog. Firstly, I'm using Zola as a static website generator together with BulmaCSS for the styling. The current website design was designed by me but it is strongly inspired by hello-friend-ng for Hugo . I'm using Neobun emojis by Jan as well as Mutand Standard paw emojis . The 3D avatars I use for streaming… ## [Art gallery](https://rabbitictranslator.com/gallery/) _2026-01-01 · Herzenschein · rabbiticTranslator_ This is where I put all my furry art! Herz by Chibbuts Herz by detectves Herz by Nahura Herz by Solenhal Herz refsheet by Nahura Herz full by detectves Homestuck avatar by me Pixel art avatar by me Mr. Burns avatar by me ## [VTubing on Fedora KDE 42 (Revised thrice)](https://rabbitictranslator.com/vtubing/) _2025-11-05 · Herzenschein · rabbiticTranslator_ Introduction 🔗 I finally have a good desktop computer for streaming, and I have been testing streaming KDE documentation work on Twitch (with occasional Silksong speedrunning) while using a bunny avatar. It's time to announce it: I now stream mondays to fridays at 8 PM UTC (5 PM UTC-3 / Brasilia time) on twitch.tv/herzenschein . Come and say hi, ask about KDE stuff there! Today I'm going to teach… ## [KTimeTracker 6.0.0 has been released](https://rabbitictranslator.com/ktimetracker-6.0.0/) _2025-06-21 · Herzenschein · rabbiticTranslator_ It took a year for me to actually make a release, but KTimeTracker 6.0.0 is now out! Major changes 🔗 The major thing about it is that KTimeTracker has been ported to Qt6. For end users this means up-to-date Linux distributions that had orphaned KTimeTracker will get the package back once a package maintainer steps up. KTimeTracker has long had a (currently) X11-exclusive feature where it detects…