Early summer is high season for the Fast Lane's inbox as the column shifts from being a receptacle for compliments and debate to acting like a seasonal travel agency. Over the past few weeks, some of this column's more interesting requests have been for me to appear at 50th birthday parties or to be a surprise lunch guest for someone's 40th and for my input into honeymoon plans.
While I try to get back to all reasonable requests, I'm thinking of talking to my editors about creating a page on this newspaper's website devoted to the Fast Lane's Frequently Asked Questions. This would provide a forum for rapid responses to the identical questions that continue to pop up week after week. I'm thinking it would go something like this: