"Classy"



Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010

by
George Cole

This morning, I was perusing my email when I noticed a piece of mail that covertly crossed from spam to my in-box. I was actually complimenting the senders' ingenuity (how he/she vaulted through my Gmail filtering system), when I became irritated and quite irked.

No, I was not angry in the sender accessing my in-box; I was ticked at the erroneous use of adjectives incorporated through out the letter. I better correct myself here; it was not a bunch of adjectives, but a singular word. It was this...this one word, that totally ruined my reading pleasure.

The email/letter was an advertisement for a vacation/meeting/seminar describing an elegant setting at a hotel. All was fine and dandy until they started using the word, "Classy." This one word just set me off.

I took the advertisement, or should I say the sender's business as an instructive and intrusive attempt at defining "classy." As I delved deeper into this nightmare enticement of a letter, I began to wonder if I was about to be told what was elegant and if I possessed any etiquette. It was like the sender was informing me about what was cultured and worthwhile, because I really will not know what class is all about unless I attend their seminar.

An individuals' perception of class is shaped through aging and his socio-economic background. One cannot affix a "classy" label to a product and make it so.

George "Chris" Cole experienced life as a law enforcement officer with a tour of duty lasting over ten years in law enforcement. He is the survivor of two marriages, and continues to meet new people that provide inspiration for many of his articles and short stories. Many of his articles have appeared in national and local publications.

In 2008, Chris abandoned West Texas and its' "Wal-Mart Trees" (Mesquite bushes that grow plastic bags) to move to the green pastures and real trees of Fredericksburg, Texas. Chris continues to work and hone his writing skills while breathing the fresh air of the hill country.

Mr. Cole can be contacted at kriskohl333@gmail.com.

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