7:00p.m.

mother and child sit down to nice dinner. baby forks up spoon of mothers new concoction of spinache rice. phone rings. baby mutters "teh-fone!" sending rice flying over table. baby mutters "mess" and attempts to clean up the table by sweeping the half-chewed food onto the floor. baby expresses repeated confused face as to why mother isn't pleased with him cleaning his mess. mother answers phone.

me: hello?

phone: silence

me: hello?

phone: click. hi, am i speaking to the lady of the house?

me: yes. the lady is in the middle of dinner.

phone: oh. when would be a good time to call back?

me: depends on who's calling.

phone: this is darryl from something-energy-network.

me: is this a sales call?

phone: no, this isn't a sales call, this is a savings call.

me: ahhhh. you should get a raise for that line. sorry, we're not interested.