Subtle Glow

If you are giving directions to someone, especially when that someone is a friend who is supposed to be coming to your new house for the first time, don’t carry on three different IM conversations while you are writing the directions in an email to her.

Chances are, you will hit send before reviewing the directions for accuracy. You will have left off an important part of the directions, namely a significant freeway interchange she will need to make in order to find the actual exit you directed her to take. You also won’t ever know of you error until she calls you and asks, “Now, how far past (significant freeway interchange) is this exit?”

And you will respond, “Past it? No, you need to be ON it. OH. I left that part out didn’t I?”

Oh, yes. I did.