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Some people ask why I don’t call them as often as they feel I could or should. There is the old joke of the Jewish mother who tells her son that she hasn’t eaten in 45 days. He asks why on earth would she not eat for 45 days. She answers she wouldn’t want to be eating when he called. (insert laughter here)

Well I like to think I am not horrible returning phone calls but maybe I am. This is what I thought yesterday, and then I get my cell phone bill today. Last month I spent 1146 minutes on my phone (that is 19.1 hours) and sent 192 text messages. That is a huge block of time on my mobile phone considering during business hours I am using my desk phone. So for anyone out there that feels I have not spent enough time with you on the phone, I sincerely apologize, but I got to tell you I feel like this thing is growing out of my ear! :-)

So I had another thought last night, it was a busy night for thinking, and that concerned dating. The more I think about it, dating, at least first dates, is like being in sales. You are trying to sell yourself to the person you are have coffee/meal/or dancing with. Would you disagree? You have of course the first impression where you spend at least between a couple of minutes to a couple of hours at the extreme planning what you will wear. Then you spent the next hour trying to demonstrate your personality more than just saying oh yeah I am fun, and caring, and kind, and generous. Sound more like a Boy Scout than a real person. In fact some of the best salesman are the best daters. Just something to think about here.a