Stating The Obvious

Have you ever been at a gathering where you're talking along, trying to engage folks you don't know that well and suddenly sense you've committed a faux pas? You've stated something aloud that to you seems so straight forward, so obvious that it was 'safe' to say. But, no, it was taken the wrong way or maybe the right way. Sometimes you never know. Try to keep your conversation down to monosyllables---my new rule. This is a 6 by 4.5 inches gel pen with color pencil drawing on medium bond acid-free paper. Original Jones Art, he with the wicked pen and/or tongue, in northwest Austin, Texas.