Dead Air

You all know it, Dead Air. It's when you call and there is only the message machine. But, you think, there is the cell phone. You call. More dead air, the message machine. You give up. You are beaten. You are the loser. But, are you? You have learned something from the Dead Air specialist. You have learned what not to do. You have learned that there are other "airs" and other more polite people who answer their cell phones and don't lie. The lies are voluminous. "I was driving and couldn't pick up". "I fell asleep and didn't hear the ring". They are legion. Or Legion. You are not the loser, you are the winner. You delete the number forever. That makes you the winner.