Last week, my mother called the house (I was out) and chatted with my wife for a few moments. My mother, according to Brenda, was acting really strangely. Later that night when I got home, I called my mother who, upon hearing my voice, started weeping.

It turn out that my grandmother heard that “Jeff Bell” had been killed in a nasty car accident that night. Sorry, GOP, wasn’t me.

This morning, I got this email from a friend I do work with:

 Jeff,

So I have to say it really threw me when they announced on the TV news that a Jeffery Bell was arrested for having a bunch of marijuana plants growing in his basement.  They said he was 39 – about your age(?) – and showed a bad b/w photo that could have been you.   The relief was that he was in Weber county (whew!)

Anyway – glad your not incarcerated   🙂

– Paul

So, yeah, this wasn’t me either.  Again, sorry GOP.