After covering the ASA Showcase last Friday, an interesting discussion was spurred in the parking lot. It was a "meeting of the minds", LOL. The group included myself, Midland Magic manager Dale Shelton, Magic coach Rick Bertelsen, Cody Ashton, and Magic players Katie Bertelsen and Kelsea Ashton.
Somebody asked Shelton how many contacts he had in his phone. Without pause, he answered 568 (or something like that). The question was then asked of me. I replied, "oh a couple hundred." Somebody mentioned they were surprised I didn't have several hundred more.
That's why I found this conversation interesting. It made me think, because I have actually pondered that same question. How come I don't have more contacts in my phone? Well, there are a couple answers to that.
Reason number one...I have no idea. I guess it dates back to my early days in radio, when cell phones were just becoming mainstream. It was my personal phone, and I felt I didn't need business contacts and personal contacts intertwined. That's also when I worked 8-10 hour days.
The second reason is the fear of losing numbers. Okay, okay, this makes no sense. My fear is that I rely too much on the contact list in my cell phone, that if I ever lose all of my numbers, I will be lost. The reason this makes little sense is because currently I have numbers scribbled on scratch pieces of paper, three-year old emails, among other areas around my desk.
There have been two instances where I have felt the need to put all of the contact info I have received into my cell phone.
Case #1. A referee friend calls me one spring afternoon requesting the number of an area baseball coach. The reason: this official left his umpire pants in his car before heading off to officiate the game. I didn't have this particular coach's number, but did have a way to get it.
Case #2. A similiar situation, but not as funny. A football coach called requesting a number to a coach who had just joined their conference. I did have this coach's number in my phone.
Due to this Seinfeld-esque (the every day, talk about nothing conversation), I have begun siphoning through old emails and paperwork around the office gathering numbers to insert into my phone. It also comes in handy when trying to reach old friends in Chicago. I may not talk to them on a routine basis, but if I am in town, I can reach them.
It's funny how these casual talks can lead to changes in our everyday routine.
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