This is such a sunny book that it regards film stars as sweet, ready to make new friends, eager to read the new friends' screenplays, apt to leave considerate notes and kind enough to offer the use of their vehicles to Cannie -- including, in one case, a monthlong lease on a car.
I've always wanted to be that really considerate gift-giver who notes each friend's nuances and under-the-breath comments that lead to responses like 'How did you ever remember I love Gérard Depardieu posters?' or 'Oh wow, I've always wanted a Japanese egg boiler!'.
Even in the off chance that my voice had been above what you consider to be considerate, the aggressive posturing of your note to address the matter was wholly unnecessary and, quite frankly, unproductive".
Ravi, he noted, had been "very considerate and perceptive".
The night we visited, they were pouring a Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel, among other things, and after taking note of our interest, the very considerate waiter gave us a taste.
Charles Bean noted that "this wise, good and considerate commander was far from the stupid martinet that readers of Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom might infer".
"He understands my goofiness and my hyperness and my personality," said Ms. Yue, who also notes that she's touched by how considerate he is.
The real-estate agent was not unethical -- what she sent out was, as you note, public information -- but she was certainly less considerate than she might have been.
Send thank you notes, volunteer, let them know when your child really enjoyed a particular lesson, and try to be considerate of their schedule; teachers have families too.
