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Born in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, I am a genuine Florida Cracker--a descendent of sturdy women and men who farmed their way south from North Carolina in the early 1800's. I am a graduate of Florida State University with a BS in Social Science, and earned an MA in Education/Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. My work is deeply influenced by a love and reverence for the natural world and environmental issues and my love of story. Performance Photos by Valerie Menard, Silentlightimages.com.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Marketers to Cell Phones Beware: Do Not Call.gov

I've been privy to the protection of "do not call.gov"  on my home phone for a number of years, but when the most recent round of cell phone warnings cropped up, I ignored them. My cell phone is safe from marketers, I thought to myself. The thing that changed my mind and made me take it more seriously, was when a random "fool call" call got through and irritated the living daylights out of me.  Frankly, folks, some things need to remain private, and to me, that's my cell phone.  It's an expensive piece of communication equipment, I carry it at all times and usually answer when someone calls; that makes it a vulnerable target for the cut-throats of the marketing world and they are working hard to break through the barriers we've erected to protect ourselves.  It's my opinion that I shouldn't have to go to such lengths to enshroud myself with a veil of impenetrable mystery, but there it is, and so I have just now made the call to "do not call.gov" on that phone, to protect myself from unwanted intrusion. How about you?