Was it real, or phony?

Got a call a few minutes ago, which prompted the following email response from me to the company involved:

To Whom It May Concern,

Please be advised that you (or someone impersonating you) attempted to get in touch with me by phone today and prompted me to enter personal information in response to computer-generated spoken requests. The calling phone number was shown on my Caller ID as (800) [redacted].

If this was an actual call from [redacted], please be informed that I will not give out personal information in this manner. If there is a need to get in touch with me, please use my email address, which you have on file.

Cheers...

Night out...

Galina and I don't get out much. This evening was an exception. Some acquaintances invited Galina and me over for a "book club" discussion that ended up being a two-hour free-for-all exchange of opinion, where I managed to hold my peace.

Now, don't get the wrong idea—all in all, it was a pleasantly spent evening, even in my self-enforced role of observer. A number of opinions were expressed on subjects that, in my view, are not amenable to black/white, yes/no answers. Nor do I feel any duty—as I did so many years ago—to point out why certain positions held by others may be ill-considered. On the other hand, there was much to mull over.

In other news, my immediate goals were sidetracked somewhat by the arrival of work. I did about half of the new job today, but my heart wasn't really in it, because I was really tired most of the day, something attributable I think to another bout of uhtceare ("lying awake before dawn and worrying"). Napping in mid-afternoon helped a bit, but not much.

Once I take care of the root cause, the symptoms ought to go away and the rest ought to take care of itself. (Sorry to sound so cryptic, but there it is.)