As if Blog Explosion wasn’t enough, I’ve gone ahead and signed up for Blog Clicker. Same general idea, look at blogs, get other people to look at yours. I know in my case, most people just cruise by and don’t stay longer than the required minimum. This is OK with me. My blog isn’t for most people, most of them won’t be interested. But in order to find that select few that will appreciate it, I try to get it in front of as many eyes as possible. The converse is true also. I will not like most of the blogs I find through this service either, but hopefully I’ll find a few good ones out there.

The telemarketers have been calling recently. I guess the Do Not Call list isn’t working any more. That’s OK with me too. I kind of like the telemarketers, they provide a good stress release. Whenever I get one of those calls, I politely tell them I am not interested… once. If they insist on trying to sell to me after that, I lay into them. I yell about what ever is my mind.

“Do you know that I worked 12 hours today? Do you think I really wanted to talk to you? Maybe I wanted some Family Time?”
“How can you call on a Sunday? Don’t they have football where you live?”
“We are having a family crisis here. My wife just left me. How can I buy a vacation to Disney at a time like this.”

One time, I kept getting calls from someone who wanted to tell me how I had won a vacation just because I had recently got a credit card. I asked them what card? They had no reply. After a few of these calls, I had a good feel the script. The next time one of them called, I acted all happy and surprised. “Really? I’ve never won anything!” The girl started to get excited too. Maybe she had never had anyone fall for it before. We went through the whole script until she get to the part where she wanted my credit card number to pay for some small fees associated with my free vacation.

“So can I get credit card number from you now, sir?”
“Hell No!” In My happiest, friendliest voice.
“What?”
“No, No thank you, I don’t think so.”

She hung up on me. I know I’ve done a good job if I can get them to hang up on me. It’s more fun than TV. Of course that is nothing compared to what I do to Tech Support people.