It's near time for me to make a follow-up phone call to a prospective employer. Other than sending a resume over the Internet and an e-mail alerting them to expect the resume, I've had no contact. The thought of making this phone call has me absolutely terrified. I would just as soon go walk down a dark alley, at night, in a bad part of a dangerous city. I would rather do that right now. It could be an ally where it was known that someone got stabbed to death a few nights ago. That's how making this call seems to me.