Some conversations start out innocently but then, if you are really listening, they catch you by surprise…

My wife called me at work late this afternoon.  “What are you doing?” she asked.  Turning on the charm, I replied, “Talking on the phone with the coolest person I’ve ever met.  What are you doing?”  “Making a tuna casserole.”

Now, I wasn’t really fishing for a compliment.  Thank God the casserole was delicious, or else I just might have been insulted.