I recently bought an electric guitar to give me something to do besides stare at the computer or play more bad golf. I started by trying to learn the opening riff from Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple, which reminded me of a fond memory.

About twenty years ago, I was sitting in a carrier meeting with Ford in Detroit. We’d been warned to turn off our cell phones or face a fine, with the proceeds going to charity.

As it happened, my father was having surgery that day, and I wanted to be available in case something went wrong. So I left my phone on, loud ringer and all.

About ten minutes into the meeting, my phone rang.

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