Monday, August 17, 2020

 

Here's one for my 'you read what?' list: Oh, La La! Homegrown Stories, Helpful Tips, and Garden Wisdom, by Ciscoe Morris. I do not garden ... if it doesn't bark or whinny then I'm just not interested. However, I do know who Cisco is, and this looked like it could be good ... and it was! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book (even with the short bits on more serious gardening stuff) and even laughed out loud several times. I had no idea Wisteria could be so aggressive. Or the best way to keep deer out of a yard (this was one of the 'big laugh' chapters).

I am not, and have never been a fan of phones, so imagine how I feel about unsolicited calls! Caller ID and call blocking helps, but still, too many get through. Naturally, I had to see if I could find a book! Telephone Terrorism: the Story of Robocalls and the TCPA, by Dennis Brown, was the result. (That's the Telephone Consumer Protection Act). There are laws, several, on the books, designed to prevent unwanted calls, but frankly, there are loop holes big enough for a garbage truck to navigate. This is the history of those laws, who protested and why. It's a dry topic folks, but the author has a nice style, and even injects a bit of humor here and there. It is also possible, and your right, to go after the companies who violate the Do Not Call list and that process is explained here as well.

Reading Hermit With Dog

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