Every week, I’m embarrassed to look through the pages of this newspaper and see how much more other people know than I do. They know all kinds of valuable things about family law practice and lienholders’ rights and the dangers of prematurely perfecting a Veebleforsh claim.

They know things I don’t even suspect. They know how to avoid pitfalls, for example. I, on the other hand, don’t even know how to recognize a pitfall. What does a pitfall look like? Is it different from a pit? If you fall into a pit, does it become a pitfall?