What do you do when your headline screams typo?

Yesterday, my headline had a bad typo. I'm sure you noticed it. You may not have noticed that I corrected and re-posted the headline within five minutes. Thanks to automated technology feeds the bad5 ways to P U, forever in cyberland. I'm sure people will wonder what that means. I thought about ignoring it, but since it will never go away, and as this is just the kind of thing (written or otherwise) that happens to everyone, I thought, might as well get some mileage out of it.
We make mistakes. Things we say are misconstrued or taken out of context. The unique intersections of right and left brain activity bring language and image together in unique and sometimes curious ways. This can create perceptions in that need corrections. If we don't address actual errors and potential misunderstandings openly and in a timely manner, we can create more difficulties.
Often when we have an important conversation or meeting we don't want to directly address a potentially difficult topic. We don't want to look stupid or seem inexperienced. But I've discovered there is no down side to outlining your understanding of a situation or rephrasing for clarification or even just asking the “dumb” question. More often than not, someone else needed to hear it again, too. So if you think about it, a typo is actually a gift. It's something obvious that needs work, and it's a reminder that things that are not obvious also need attention and discussion.