An Infelicitous Turn of Phrase
Mood:  accident prone
Every now and then, I will be contacted by a distant cousin who has seen some old genealogical query or posting of mine on a common ancestor. This happened yesterday with a cousin on one of my Grandmother's maternal lines. She is descended from a woman named Fanny, who was the little sister of my ancestress Cornelia. (Is there any doubt that the internet is the greatest thing since sliced bread?)

Anyhow, although I am fortunate enough to have a few pictures of Cornelia, I have no idea what Fanny looked like. So, I e-mailed my new cousin with the news that I will soon be sending her a few pictures I have of Cornelia and, as a hint, further wrote that, "I would very much like to see some pictures of your Fanny."

Well, I guffawed at my unintentional proposition before I could even finish typing it, but decided to go ahead with it, anyway, in hopes that she would not take offense at my potential violation of the FCC's new rules.

Stay tuned. If there's even the remotest possibility of my offending a woman with my words, especially online, I will be slapped down. No question.