Judy Casella: On showing off the family

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My memories of Jon were always about how much he loved his family.  He was so proud of you and the kids and loved showing off his family.  All the admins on the row loved to see him coming with his new pictures/stories.  As soon as he finished showing us the latest pictures, we started begging for more pictures/stories.  And he just glowed with happiness.  Several of us wondered with envy if our husbands ever did this at work…or anywhere!  It was so sad when he passed because he truly looked forward to raising the kids and growing old with Lisa.

Sam: On Telemarketers

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In the past, I’ve posted about daddy hating telemarketers. Well, one of the things he LOVED doing was screwing with them.

He’d answer the phone and say “Hello, you’re on the air. What do you want to add to today’s topic of (insert something ridiculous here).” He’d talk in funny accents and voices. He’d ask if he could call them back while they’re eating dinner with their family. The list goes on.

Today, I read about a man who was equally as annoyed with telemarketers. His solution? Create a robot that will respond with “yeah,” “sure,” “mhm” and “ok,” along with some programmed nonsensical statements. The recordings of these calls cracked me up and instantly reminded me of Daddy. After all, in addition to loving to mess with telemarketers, he loved listening to prank calls (think Elvis Duran phone tap) from Roy D. Mercer.

Check it out:

Lauren Carter: On puppet shows

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Sam and I were working on a puppet theater for a class project. We stayed up until ten at night then got up at six A.M. Mr. Halle, alternating with Mrs. Halle, would come in and check on us every twenty minutes. He would say the nicest things and offer suggestions. He also recorded an introduction to our puppet theater. We laughed when he made this “little speech” because you expected to hear two kid’s voices, and what you got is a big formal deep “hello, welcome to the play” type thing!