Archive of: Business Casual

	Title	Issue
	Tough Enough At a place I once worked, some of the guys used to throw a football around the office from time to time, ostensibly as a way of relieving tension or relaxing a little in the midst of a hectic workday. Susan Percy	May 2005
	The Emptied Nest The most dramatic and immediate effect on the nest that emptied when our daughter went off to college a few years ago was the quiet. Everything stopped. Susan Percy	April 2005
	Sticker Shock There's a lot to find puzzling in the ongoing controversy in Cobb County over the evolution disclaimer stickers that a federal judge has declared unconstitutional - in violation of both the Georgia and the U.S. Constitutions. Susan Percy	March 2005
	An Atlanta Valentine The internal click that comes when I push open the back door and walk into the house after a few hours or a few days away takes me by surprise every time, even though I've heard it in the half-dozen or so places I've called home throughout my adult life. Susan Percy	February 2005
	Hearing Voices How many times have you wanted to suggest to top corporate folks that they should occasionally try calling their own places of business, unannounced, just like any regular customer? Susan Percy	January 2005
	Target Practice The nearly 250,000 students who attend Georgia's public colleges and universities dodged a powerful bullet a few weeks ago when the Board of Regents wisely decided not to push for a mid-year tuition hike as a way of dealing with a $65-million budget shortfall. Susan Percy	December 2004
	The Side of the Angels The first voice-mail message of the morning was from a woman I've never met who delivered a lengthy tirade against journalism and journalists, including the fact that she has "long felt that journalists will print whatever they want to print . . . and they don't particularly care whether the story is accurate." Susan Percy	November 2004
	The Little Lady Syndrome Just about the time you think you're safe, here it comes to beat you over the head one more time. Susan Percy	October 2004
	Girl Groups The birthday we were celebrating was not a landmark "0" year, just one of those in-betweens you pretty much take in stride. One woman brought photos from her son's wedding the previous month. Susan Percy	September 2004
	Peaceable Kingdom Blossom has a new home, but the six baby ducks who used to swim in the pond behind our office building are MIA. Susan Percy	August 2004