But when he left, after making sure everything was working and goo-gooing at the baby, he never handed me a work order.

I totally think this was the phone company version of Robert De Niro's character in Brazil. Mustn't tell.

It looks like Bush and his people really think nominating a woman or a member of a minority group score them points so people aren't really allowed to object. As though they should be able to say, "But look, she's a girl! Don't you have to like her? What would NOW say?" And NOW, of course, says, "Um, sorry, you misunderstood the word 'feminism'."

OK, I have the most shallow DVR question ever. The president is apparently going to be on TV at 9 tonight. Do I need to do anything to make sure I get all of my shows?

Happy Birthday billytea!

Persistant salespeople aren't just part of telemarketing. The other day the doorbell rang and there was this guy there trying to sell me new windows and doors(he claimed he had just finished a job in our neighborhood, but I dunno about that). Took a couple of times of me saying "We're not interested" for him to go away.

The president is apparently going to be on TV at 9 tonight.

Aw, man. New episodes of House start tonight, too!

OK, I have the most shallow DVR question ever. The president is apparently going to be on TV at 9 tonight. Do I need to do anything to make sure I get all of my shows?

Oh feh. That means the new shows on Fox are going to get delayed. Frells up the plans for a W&P quite nicely.

Aw, man. New episodes of House start tonight, too!

That's just what I was thinking.

I am glad it is not just me having an issue with this. But seriously, will the TiFaux know what to do?

I always tell customer service people when they've been great. I don't talk to telemarketers at all -- when I was working in telemarketing, the only acceptable reason for not making a sale was if the person hung up on you. So saying "I do not accept telephone solicitation" and hanging up the phone is really the most polite thing you can do. Telling them no any other way is a waste of their time and yours.

FRELL. I'd much rather watch Hugh Laurie.

Who watches these things? Because I will actually turn off the TV or radio when that... man comes on. There must be someone out there saying, "Oh thank goodness, let's hear what the President has to say about this," but I don't know them.

While I was visiting my father, NPR delayed the beginning of "Wait, Wait" to bring us Bush's opening remarks on Rehnquist's passing (which turned out to be a quick overview of the man's CV, with a sideways slap to O'Connor) -- neither of us thought there was really any point to it.

I haven't ever found anything this man has done to be real breaking news except declaring war.