Reflecting on 2012, With a Sigh of Relief

Your mistakes were (usually) not life-threatening
Well, maybe you felt like your life was threatened, but let's face it — most of our mistakes aren't permanently on view. (Kills me to admit it, but our mail and e-mails all too often are thrown out or deleted.) Have you ever considered the plight of the person who carves the date into a cornerstone? A mistake there lives on forever.