You've seen the commercials. The husband is in a dark room, in the middle of the night, speaking to someone on the phone. The wife storms downstairs and grabs the phone because she thinks hubby is talking dirty to someone at a 900 area code. This woman won't be convinced that her husband is really on the line with a State Farm claims representative named Jake.
The other day I had a problem figuring out how to play an audio book on my Kindle. I tapped the "Mayday" button and began a conversation with a nice, young man who did his best to solve my problem. As I waited on hold for the solution, Mike walked in and asked, "Who's that you're talking to?"
"It's the Mayday-Help-Guy," I answered.
"Well, he sounds hideous," Mike huffed, and he turned on his heel and left.
It was difficult to keep it together when the fellow got back to me.
I finally have to hang of borrowing audio books from the library. It's nice to listen to books as I fix meals, or sew, or climb mountains on the tread mill at the gym. Here are the mini reviews of my latest "reads" (I should say "my latest listenings").
What a Difference a Dog Makes by Dana Jennings - It's a collection of all the charming things the Jennings family dog does and a testimonial to how much this dog helped when the author was treated for cancer.
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Jennings - Ms. Jennings writes with humor about her Mennonite upbringing, her marriage to a bi-sexual man who left her for his gay lover, and her understanding family to which she turned for support after her divorce.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer - William Kamkwamba, a boy growing up in Malawi, was so inspired by a book he read about windmills that he built a windmill out of scrap metal and tractor and bicycle parts. His windmill brought electricity to his home, irrigation to his father's crops, and enough attention that William was able to get an education. He didn't change the world, but he changed his world.
Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline - This book is a collection of articles that Ms Scottoline wrote for her Philadelphia Inquirer column, "Chick Wit."
The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellín Cartel by Roberto Escobar and David Fisher - Roberto Escobar was the accountant for his brother, the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar. He paints his brother as a nice guy who did a lot of good with his drug money. He says Pablo was beloved by his family and the people of Medellín. It wasn't a problem for Roberto that 26-year-old Pablo married a 15-year-old, or that a 40-year-old Pablo had a thing for an underage cousin. Roberto makes all night parties with whores sound like college mixers. Roberto doesn't see anything odd in the fact that Pablo wore a brand new shirt every time he changed his clothes, donating the worn-only-once-shirt to charity. Pablo also brushed his teeth for at least 30 minutes. I'm thinking there's a little psychological something going on there. Pablo also wanted to be president of Columbia. When that didn't work out, he dreamed of establishing his own nation in the Columbia jungle. Megalomania, anyone? Of course, the murdering was the fault of the Cali Cartel and the president of Columbia. I'm going to reject the white washing and call a sociopath a sociopath.
If you haven't seen the State Farm commercial, here it is:
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