i stopped by b&n tonight and had a thought when i heard a conversation that went something like this:

*phone rings* (stupid mp3 ringer, stupid song)

hi.

(obviously asked where are you?)

i'm stuck in traffic on 95, there's some construction.

(when are you going to be home?)

i'll be home in a little while


instead, she was looking over the scifi section with several books in her arm. it got me thinking, how often when someone calls us, do we tell the person calling the truth about where we are? i know i'm guilty of not admitting where i am at all times, but how often do we do it? or how frequently do we tell the other person where we aren't?