On the Perils of Being Registered as Independent

Twice the robo-calls, ten times the aggravation.

Last night, over the course of one hour, my home received six calls.  One from the local Republican candidate running for governor, one a "poll" concerning one of the democratic candidates for governor, a random call from an organic food PAC - they call all the time, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why - two from some sort of medical association which was probably a front for a political poll, and one from our very favorite "caller unkown."

I can only imagine that the number and frequency of these calls will increase between now and next Tuesday, and I shudder to think what October will be like.

Here's a news flash, folks - we don't answer these calls.  The number and caller ID appear on our TV screen as soon as the phone rings (THANKS, DIRECTV!  No, really - it's a cool feature) and we put them on ignore.  All you're doing is getting the name of your candidate or company embedded in our heads and associated with fiery hate at your unwanted intrusion into our lives.

LEAVE US ALONE!  If I want to tell you something, I'll send you an email.