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Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Dear Phonebaby,

Through no fault of yours, I use emails more than I use you. I hope you understand. With emails, I don’t have to pick up right that moment. I avoid the urgent ringing you have. You need to ring, but I’ve made my computer sound mute. Phonebaby, I just like peace and quiet, and emails will wait patiently for a more convenient time for me. Please don’t feel bad that I’m more comfortable with the written word. I always was. It’s not your fault.

A few months ago, after an ice storm, do you remember, you had enormous static! Did it bother you? It felt to me that it must have been some kind of indigestion for you. Honestly, dear one, you had so much static that neither I nor the person who called could understand each other. It got so bad, I couldn’t even tell what I was saying. I had to use my daughter’s phone to even call up your parents, the Iowa Telecom phone company.

Alas, in a few days, in typical fashion, (more…)

Posted by Gloria on May 24th, 2008 under these topics
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