Yes, two exclamation marks to begin a weblog entry. Today I learned something important about myself:
I'm exceptionally good at compounding errors with thoughtlessness.
No one had to tell me that. I learned it all on my own. I realized that I was capable of this feat when I had to create journal entry corrections for an error three times over. What does that mean? Well, when balancing the end of month books for work, I made a simple error. To correct this accounting error, I tried to fix the error with an entry to the general ledger. This led to another error. When I fixed that error, I realized I inadvertently made another. I followed this up with a mistake... not an error, but a mistake. After much irritation, I sat down, took a few breaths, wrote another journal entry and corrected the error and the mistake. What is the difference between an error and a mistake, you ask? It's my secret. Plus, I couldn't have possibly made four errors in a row!
After double checking what I did, I thought about it and gave myself a small lecture as to why I should slow down and pay attention to what I'm doing. Then a little voice went off in my head shining a positive light on what I did. I was exceptionally good at making those errors (and the lone mistake). That's when I realized that I have a talent I would wager few others have. I'm good at compounding... errors. (Oh, and wasting an hour with the snap of a finger.)
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