I was setting the table the other day for a family dinner and was reminded that I learned how to set a proper place setting in Girl Scouts.  However, in Girl Scouts we only used the basic table setting so when I was faced with a larger choice of forks, knives and spoons at my first elegant dinner party, I had to improvise.  I became very interested in the conversation to my left and to my right so that I could follow my neighbors' leads, which saved the day (or in this case, the night).…