The phone rang at about 8:00 and paul let it go to the machine. It was his dad:"hey paul,l'm so sorry that i couldn't make it tonigth. I had to finish up a big project at work. Maybe we can catch a baseball game this weekend. Oh wait,this weekend's no good.
How about next weekend? That should work. You and i going to the stadium for sure,paulie. I hope all is well..."