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2.02.2009

"Hello, Gerentology speaking..."

I keep getting wrong calls asking for the Gerontology department and it is getting really old. (Badum ching!)
I can't decide if that is better or worse than the two month spree when every other call I answered was looking for the Urology office but regardless, it is annoying. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy old people. Two of my favorite people in the world are over 90 years old: next door neighbor Vi, who turns 95 this year and is the most avid Twins baseball fan I've ever met and Grandma Doris, who is actually 85 but lies and says she is 91 in order to get people to think she looks great for her age. Still, I'm hopeful the webmaster will be able to fix the wrong phone number listed on othe website and I won't have to field my calls anymore. Ah, gerontology...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I get a lot of people thinking I'm Boynton. And they actually try to make appointments, even AFTER I've said, "University of Minnesota Foundation, this is Sally." Eesh!

Your grandma sounds AWESOME.

Cathryn said...

Ah but you are an Old Soul. I would think you would feel right at home in the Gerontology Department.

Anonymous said...

Why do I find that fitting?

Cal said...

My grandma IS awesome!

Don't be a jerk-face, confusador :P

El Vato Suave said...

I tell my students that I'm 147 years old. They all say that I can't possibly be any older than 45.

Anonymous said...

You say that like I think it's a bad thing!

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