wrong numbers don't make friends

Hussein! In case you're reading this, this apology is a long time overdue. Tomorrow, in fact, it will be three months overdue according to the e-mail I sent to Karin on October 2nd. Look, when I saw Islam on the street and I took down your phone number, I somehow added an extra 7. And seven is (was) my lucky number. I guess my general paranoia made me think that the Hebrew-speaking Thai guy on the other lines was some big joke. Then my general dislike for phone calling got in the way and it basically took me this long (minus a week and a half) to realize my mistake. I really do hope we can hang out before I go...