A friend of mine called the other day asking for a favor.

My early-warning system should have immediately triggered, but it didn't. He needed a "four-slide presentation" for a speed-dating rendition of a marketing presentation. The kicker: the company running the forum needed a PowerPoint file.

If you've read my post on Keynote presentations, you'll understand some of my trepidation. To make matters worse, this friend happened to be the same client from my previous post.

Subtlety is more than attention to detail. Attention to detail is looking beyond the spell-check engine's declaration that 'where' and 'wear' or 'their' and 'there' are all spelled correctly, in spite of the fact only two of them are correct for any given situation. Subtlety is font choice, leading, page size and image tone. In the case of a presentation, subtlety includes slide builds, transitions, text sizing and line length.

I met a cousin yesterday. When you attend as many genealogy conventions as I have, you will meet some distant cousins along the way. However, meeting one that shares your last name is less common. Especially, if your surname is not Smith or Cooper.

During an open house for Facebook users, I coincidentally sat down next to a women asking question about Facebook. I offered to help her setup a Facebook account right there. She accepted and I asked her name. To both our surprise, her maiden name is my surname.

So, to Pamela Pomeroy Journey I say, “Welcome to the family!”