Obnoxious Door to Door Salesmen & Warning Politics Discussed

I live in a nice neighborhood except for one thing, occasionally we get a plague of door to door salespeople, selling everything from overpriced candy, real estate services, or God's love. We have all become quite adept at dealing with these folks. First, a disclaimer, I certainly do not mean to offend anyone who sells overpriced candy, real estate, or salvation, but Guess What? I will seek out your services If and When I desire them! And it's not in the middle of dinner! My husband loves to deal with these folks, but it's usually me who gets the pleasure. I live in jeans and tshirts (ah, the joys of telecommuting) so when I answer the door to a salesperson, I just tell them I'm the housekeeper or babysitter. (So Not A Lie, because well, I AM! At least somedays...) That's pretty painless for all parties involved. My favorite is telling the various missionaries who come to our door that I am a Zen Buddhist. I love to watch their reaction. Most recently, a man came to our door asking me to support Proposition 8 which would nullify California state law allowing marriage between same sex couples. I said, "Put the word - Jew, Muslim, Asian, or Black in that phrase, and tell me it's not a question of Civil Rights. I think we will look back on this in twenty years and say - What took so long?" Needless to say, he beat a hasty retreat, the look on his face, PRICELESS.

In both California and Massachusetts, the sun is still rising in the East and setting in the West, even with Gay marriage. I feel it is every state's right to set their own laws based on the will of the voters. So, now I am out of the closet, a Suburban Heterosexual Soccer Mom who thinks it's okay that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi got married. I'm just bummed I wasn't invited.