Susan, YES!!!

I've made enough dumb mistakes and social blunders in my life that I will forever be thankful to those kind souls who have pointed them out with kindness. Some folks undoubtedly had a problem thinking I could really be that dumb so I must be disingenuous, but they explained anyway. The results hopefully proved that, yes, I really COULD be that dumb, but I'm pretty good at absorbing clues. Others aren't, but it's the grown-up thing to at least try the level-headed approach first. The solutions that are most likely to make things better instead of worse are usually the least extreme ones.