Do Not Call Registry

I got on the Do Not Call Registry today. I made sure it was okay with my husband first, who manages a team of telemarketers. This is a synopsis of the phone call that broke the camel's back.

Caller: Allo, eez this Peterson?
Me: This is Mrs. Peterson.
Caller: Allo, Mrs. dar-tug-nane Peterson, my nam eez (who cares what) colling from (who cares where). dar-tug-nane signed up own-line far eenformateon about how to get heez bachelors or masters degree een just three hours a week working at home on your computer. How doze that sound to you?
Me: d'Artagnan is 10, so that probably won't work.
Caller: He can do this from home when he is not at work. That is the beauty of it! Where can I send the materials? (hard to spell out the accent at this point, so I will just put the words, you do the accent in your head)
Me: No, sir, he is ten years old, so he isn't ready to try to get his bachelors degree.
Caller: Well, if he has his bachelors already, he can get his Masters degree, how does that sound?
Me: Sir, he is ten years old. He hasn't finished elementary school.
Caller: I don't understand why you don't want your husband to finish his degree from home.
Me: Sir, d'Artagnan is my son, and he is 10. He hasn't graduated from High School yet, so he can't do college yet.
Caller: I see. Would you like to finish your degree in just 3 hours a week at home on your computer?
Me: What fields of study are available?
Caller: We have degrees in business, business management, health service professionals, blah blah blah.
Me: I have no interest in any of those fields.
Caller: Don't you want to further your education so that you can go on to a different career?
Me: I am an at-home mom. I don't have a career.
Caller: But you must work.
Me: Well, certainly I work on keeping my house clean and raising my children, but I don't have a job.
Caller: Everybody has a job, so you are a maid? You should get your degree online so that you can not have to clean house for your job.
Me: I don't have a paying job that takes me away from home or my children. A degree in ANYTHING would not change my job.
Caller: I don't think you understand me. (the first thing he had right since the beginning of the call) I am telling you that you can get your bachelors or masters degree in just 3 hours a week. Why doesn't this sound like a good deal to you?
Me: I have neither interest nor desire to have a bachelors or masters degree in any of the fields of study which you stated that you have.
Caller: You do not wish to be a better businesswoman?
Me: I think I would need to BE a businesswoman before I could be a BETTER businesswoman, don't you think?
Caller: You are not a businesswoman?
Me: No.
Caller: What do you do?
Me: I am a mom.
Caller: For your job?
Me: I am a mom.
Caller: What do you do when you are not a mom?
Me: I am always a mom, I have no other employment, I have no desire to further my education online via your company or any other company.
Caller: I do not understand.
Me: Do you understand NO?
Caller: Yes.
Me: I am saying no.
Caller: Thank you, have a nice day!
Me: Bye.

A Study in Contrast

My wheel, and the "rivets" of cookie dough on a round baking stone.

Interesting.

Really . . . really interesting.

Out my window

I figure once the excitement of starting a blog has died off, I will want to have started a habit of getting on occasionally to update, so the photo blog seemed as good an idea as any, so here is today's photo. Not that the truck photos aren't enough for today, but I am going to try to get some actual perspective photos as well. Have a great day!

Jill

Okay, so here it is.

These are photos of my new baby. A couple of people asked if I was in midlife crisis mode. I am not sure why... tee hee. I hope I am not halfway already!

She was owned previously by a 27 or so year old guy in the Navy, and he tricked it out well. It has a 9" lift kit, 5 subs (1 under the back seat? - the sub wall uses so much power it has to have its own power source) 5 TVs (one of which is mostly used for the nav system), 2 DVDs, leather seats, dual exhaust, a CB radio (no, I can't imagine using it for anything), power everything. It has a shorter wheel base than the Ford, so it is easier to park, and it is SO FUN TO DRIVE! I have been having a ball since I got it.

Hope you like!

Peer Pressure

Okay, so everybody's doing it, and I finally fell prey to the pressure. I figure this is the way that I can post my photos of my truck without everyone seeing it when they first go to the Hawkley blog, and I can use it as a journal as well. Hope all is well with everyone! I will post the photos of the truck in a moment. First I want to link this one to the family blog so people can look at it.

Let's hope I can figure this out.