I like to be efficient. Mistakes are wasteful, so I have developed a number of rules for myself. There is a very good reason for each rule, as I sometimes learn to my regret.

Many years ago I was in Beverly Hills and returned to my car with a large box which I wanted to put in the trunk. This was before the age of remote controls which now open and close most everything. I used my key to open the trunk.

My rule, of course, which I never break, is WHEN YOU OPEN THE TRUNK TO YOUR CAR NEVER PUT TH...