A few weeks ago, I got a call from an old acquaintance from high school.  I was surprised at the call, as I haven't spoken to this person since OMC's How Bizarre was on the radio.  Seriously, I remember being in his car with this song on the last time I saw him.

So I get this call out of the blue (actually a voice message), listen to it and think to myself, "What? That was out of nowhere."  It was a basic message, just letting me know he wanted to talk.  A few weeks pass, and after an incredible match of "phone tag", we actually talk. 

The first few minutes of the conversation we managed to catch up on everything that has happened over the last decade.  Then, the direction of the call dramatically changed. 

He wanted to talk business (which I thought was odd).  I honestly thought he maybe was calling to meet up somewhere.  Perhaps drinks after work? Dinner with the wives?  No, he wanted to let me know of a business venture that he's in ... moving products to consumers without actually ever dealing with the products.  I immediately asked him, "Oh, on eBay, right?" (As I've heard about people doing that for years.)  "No, no, no, that's way too much work.  What we do is a lot simpler."

Long story short, he sells Amway.

Remember the movie, Go?  Remember the scene where William Fichtner (who I happened to meet at the grocery store last fall) tries to get Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf's characters to sell Amway? 

I'll never forget that dialogue:

Jay Mohr:    (Confused) "...You want me to sell Amway??"

William Fichtner:    "It's ... it's a totally different product."

(If anyone is interested, I can certainly pass along his number.)