Sometimes, I forget that not everyone thinks like I do. Something that is perfectly clear to me, is sometimes not even in the realm of possibilities to the person I am working with, and that’s when the LIVE AND LEARN virus grabs you and throws you into a  not so parallel universe.

You would think that by now I would have learned  to be VERY SPECIFIC rather than believing that everyone knows exactly what color Marigold Provence is. Sadly, that is not true, some people have no idea that Marigold Provence is a very specific tint of Marigold. Now, I just point -THIS COLOR. I want THIS!

And yes, one would think that this applies to lots of other things as well, like  your name. Is it SAM? Samuel? Samantha? Sammuel? or someother odd spelling that only you and your family know. I am not allowed to guess. 

 I assure you that if you are traveling, and you purchase an airline ticket, Homeland Security wants to know EXACTLY HOW DOES YOUR NAME APPEAR ON YOUR GOVERMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. Is it  Samuel Michael? Surely not Sammy Mike? It is NOT  JP, that would be Joseph Patrick or maybe Judith Patricia but NOT JP.  If your name does not match, you will not get on the airplane…… and your ticket will be no good.  Then you too will…LIVE AND LEARN.

It is very similar to pulling teeth. It even spills over to which seat do you want! Aisle seat, excellent, Aisle seat on the left hand side, up front, not close to the lavatory or galley, and on the two-seater side – I’m guessing that would be the cockpit. Most of the airline, block those exact seats for “elite” travelers. Seating is really out of hand in my opinion. I bought a ticket on your airplane, that alone entitleS me to a seat, and in the good old American tradation of -’first come, first serve, I get to choose a good seat and I should not have to pay extra to sit on the aisle. Good luck! LIVE AND LEARN.

One of my best friends ordered new tile installed in her bathroom, the tile was perfect, but she forgot to ask if the trim was from the same manufacturer and the same lot – GUESS WHAT?????

LIVE AND LEARN……………