Barry just reminded me of a related story. We have “caller
ID” on our phone and when we do not recognize the caller we tend not to answer.
Lately we have had numerous messages in support of political candidates in
various cities. One day last week I mindlessly picked up the phone to find
myself chatting with Ed Meier, a candidate for Congress from Dallas, Texas.
Since we had lived in Dallas from 1980-1986 I was somewhat amused so let him
make his pitch. He mentioned a number of familiar names from the Obama
administration, including former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, a fellow we know who
lives a few blocks from us. So, I agreed to consider a donation and asked him
to send me an e-mail message. It was only after I got off the phone that I
realized that he likely had the wrong Barry Rosenstein, and I replied to his
e-mail with a modest donation and a suggestion that he might want to make sure
he found the correct one who would be in a better position to help out with his
campaign.
I really do have to get smarter about this stuff!
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