The last couple of days have been spent doing something t...

The last couple of days have been spent doing something that I never do: answering the phone. I don't know whether it's a bloke thing or just a me thing but ever since I got married I simply gave up even registering that the home telephone was even ringing. I just tuned it out. The reason for this was (to my mind at least) quite logical: it was never for me. Every time I'd pick up the phone and offer a chirpy hello there would be a short pause (to indicate severe disappointment) before the...