In a day and age when gossip is the main outlet in which people get news, tabloids have more sales than the latest Stephen King novel, and people know more about John Kerry’s affair than his election campaign, one thing is for sure; people have turned nosiness into an art. What happened to respecting others privacy? What ever happened to minding one’s own business? This is one thing that I was taught in my house. Some people need a lesson (or maybe a refresher course) in common manners. The art of minding your own business isn’t a way to avoid all situations. If that were the case, I would be writing a book. Minding your own business is a way to keep unnecessary issues to a minimum. After all, drama is like those animal fights on National Geographic, its something better to watch, than to take part. These are the ten rules that I live by to make sure I’m always on the outside looking in. (more…)