dmorin's Journal: When Geeks get married

I have a phone that has talking caller id. It is the coolest thing ever, because I can sit on the couch and hear "Kerry, it's your parents" and know that my wife can get up and get it herself. Well, that phone broke, and we're on a quest to find a new phone. I ask my wife, "We want another one with talking caller id, right?" She agrees.

Short story, we go looking in several places, can't find one. The one we have isn't made anymore (though I have contacted AT&T to followup). We get one without that feature.

Undaunted I come home and start surfing. And I find CallCo a company that makes a dedicated box that does exactly what I want (and more!) and can attach to any phone. $60. Nice. I show it to her. "Oh," she says, "So it's another box? I don't think we need that. I think the phone we got will be fine."

I stare, flabbergasted. "Didn't we agree earlier that we really loved this feature?"

"It's nice, but we don't have room for more gadgets."

I look over to the small end table where the phone currently sits. It is surrounded by innumerable pictures and Easter-themed dust collectors. I wisely make no comment.

(When she's not looking I keep researching and discover plans for making your own talking caller id using an old 28.8 modem. Since that box is in the cellar I can theoretically get it running there then string some speaker wire up to the top of the cellar stairs....Mwahahaha...)