As I have tried to get some meaningful work done this morning, the flow has been interrupted by no less than 3 unsolicited business phone calls.

I have long believed that it is silly to buy anything from anyone who you can't verify who they really are. You call me - I have no idea of who you are - and you want me to give you my credit card or other billing info? doh -- slap me on the head with a mackeral, please!

It's the same with unsolicited e-mail -- who would buy from these folks?

I do feel sorry for the poor minimum wage workers who are just trying to keep body and soul together with these telemarketing jobs; but I'm sorry, I don't and I won't buy from you. If I do, I'm just leaving myself wide open to be scammed.

I wish the FTC woud let businesses sign up for do-not-call. I may sign up anyway -- many have. It has worked very well on the residential line -- that and the fact that Jim uses it for his computer so most of the time they just get busy signals, lol.