Tommie Leigh Spencer

Sometimes I wonder why people believe me when I tell them that I'm not Tommie Leigh Spencer.

As I was walking to lunch, my cell phone rang. It was the Nokia Tune ringer, indicating that it was someone whose number wasn't in my "Contacts" list. I looked at the number -- it said only "701."

What the flip! I answered and the guy on the other end said, "This is the Cass County Sheriff's Office..."

I freaked out. I just read a story about getting calls like this.

"...We have a subpoena..."

But I've been a good girl! I haven't eaten anyone... I haven't been drinking or doing drugs. I haven't even sold any drugs... And I haven't been in Cass County since March.

"...For a Tommy Lee Spencer."

I finally breathed again.

"I'm sorry. I'm not Tommy Lee Spencer and I don't know who he is."

The Sheriff's office dude laughed. "Tommie Leigh Spencer is a girl," he said, "Thank you for your time and have a good day."