Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003. <\/b>Note to self: Tie string to cordless phone and other end to phone’s base unit. Won’t get misplaced that way. Note to self: Would wire work better? Note to self: How about speaker wire, and twisting around connection points? Maybe Radio Shack has phone wire? Note to self: It’s a telephone? -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Copyright 2003 Ben S. Pollock Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003. Note to self: Tie string to cordless phone and other end to phone’s base unit. Won’t get misplaced that way. Note to self: Would wire work better? Note to self: How about speaker wire, and twisting around connection points? Maybe Radio Shack has phone wire? 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