Awesome, Zia! You're a good storyteller...I really was proud of you when I read that you got him to smile! I like trying to "break" people who aren't especially jokers. Well, yours sounds very tough, but it feels good to make a serious person laugh or smile.

Freddie, knowing the Seinfeld fanatic you are, you probably have a Sein-reference every single day! Reading your post just reminded me of George's infamous answering machine message, so I guess that'll be stuck in my head for a couple of days...