Column: I wouldn't do that

There is something so spell binding about someone telling you "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

I'll be the first to say it happens to me more than I would like to admit, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who falls prey to these viscous, yet captivating words.

Thankfully this story isn't about me doing something I was told wouldn't be the best of ideas; I will instead give the honor to Melissa. The poor girl is sitting only about five feet from me as I type this and has no idea that I'm about to share this wonderful story, but she will learn about it soon enough.

A couple of weeks ago, we to...