First impressions can be deceiving

The River Nith is a fast flowing body of water,  but this section, immediately before a wier, looks as calm and smooth as glass. 

I can't decide if this is a quality I would aspire to. It would be handy if I were a spy or an undercover agent, but I am not.  In fact,  I seem to spill details of my life like water carried in a bucket. 

I had a chance conversation with a lady in a cafe about knitting.  Somehow, we discovered that we spent our childhood in the same African country. See, info sloshes out- no smooth impervious appearance here!