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A few years back, I met a lady at her house. She said, before I came, "I hope you don't mind dogs or kids." I said, "I like both!"

It was unfortunate that her two kids looked too much alike for my brain to immediately process that they were two different people. It was internship-related, and I was SO NERVOUS, so when one of the girls let me in, I tried my best to be friendly, but I was just so damn scared.

Once I was in, that girl left. Later, another girl came out, and waved at me, and I thought it was the same girl. I was so confused that I did not wave back. I think I smiled friendily, though.

Odd to think that is one of my regrets in life, that I snubbed a young girl because I thought she was her sister (to this day, I have no idea which let me in and which waved at me, although I'd be able to tell them apart now).

pet peeve

While I'm thinking about it, here is a pet-peeve (aside from the phrase "pet-peeve" being one of my pet peeves (I don't know what I was hyphenating that for)):

When people begin the answer to a question with "So..."

Is "So..." the new "Well..."?

Here's an example.

Q "Is there a cost of admission for students?"

A "So, students have to pay $6, but it covers supper, too."

What? Where did that come from? Don't start the answer to a question with "SO." I know, you've heard other people do it, and you've started doing it out of pressure. Don't. Stop it before it's too late. I blame young people in California for this.

It is different to use "So" in the form of a non-sequitur, for instance walking into a room and saying, "So I just peed on myself!" That's funny. That adds value.

But if someone asks you where you peed, don't answer by saying, "So I just peed on myself!" Leave off the "so," because it is useless. ...Although that's actually quite a bit better than the example I gave above...