71.   It was a wonderful surprise when the Boston Symphony called to say that they had programmed my piece, too.

72.   It was my Sacramento real estate agent calling to say he had an offer, a very good offer, on our home.

73.   It was two hours before a hospital social worker called to say her husband was at Presbyterian Hospital.

74.   It was a stripper calling to say she was on her way over.

75.   Jim Seymour of Falmouth, Mass., retired representative for Benjamin Moore Paints, called to say I put the third coat on too thickly.

76.   Julia called to say goodbye, sounding rushed.

77.   Leiter said friends had called to say he looked too tense on the mound.

78.   Local firefighters called to say using propane torches has on a few occasions led to house fires as the flames got underneath the exterior boards.

79.   Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who called himself a facilitator in the talks, said he hoped a deal was near.

80.   My Athens friend Dan Magill called to say he is nearly back to normal after three weeks in China.