Let me begin this Easter Sunday morning with a couple of human interest stories. These two stories are said to be true but my guess is that they probably fit best in the category of urban legends. In any case, listen, if you will, for the common thread that runs through them.

The first story is about a woman who was staying in an elegant hotel, in a large city. One morning she went down to the lobby to have some Travelers’ checks converted into cash for a day of shopping.

In her excitement… and in a rush, she did something you should never do. Instead of putting the large amount of money into her purse immediately… she absent-mindedly turned and walked across the crowded lobby toward the elevator… with all of this cash in her hands. She also had her room key out and it too was highly vis…