OK, people. Enough! I was just joking in today's column about making wake-up calls this Sunday morning when we "spring forward" with an earlier-than-usual Daylight Saving Time. My phone has been ringing all day. (I am half-tempted to call all of you at about 5 am Sunday!)

Meanwhile, here's an amusing e-mail on the subject from a guy we call Matt The Jester (because his real name is Matt Jester, making his full name, Matt "Matt The Jester" Jester).

Hey Dan-
I think you're passing up on a great (or at least lucrative) opportunity here. "THE DAN RODRICKS' WAKE-UP SERVICE"!!! You can almost picture the ad (which, or course, is pitched by some no-name British actor).

"Tired of that dreary ol' alarm clock not waking you up in the mornin'?
       Well , have I got good news for you!
       The New Dan Rodricks Wake-up service!!!!!!!
          Guaranteed to wake you with a smile!
                  Dan will call and greet you with a personalized haiku , limerick, or just plain tacky one-liner of your choice.
       So, act now-operators are standing by!!
      
     Be one of the first 50 callers to order this priceless service, and you'll receive a free Dan Rodricks autographed photo (suitable for framing-frames extra), a Dan Rodricks beer cozie, and a Dan Rodricks plastic letter opener (guaranteed not to mangle your mail until, let's say, the 4th or 5th envelope you try to open)! "

Heck, you could even do ringtones!?
"Ring, Ring- Hey, this is Dan here. I know you're kinda' busy- barreling down 795, sipping your low-fat latte, while applying your mascara, and all- but, your mother-in-law is calling. Shall we take it?!?"

I'm telling you, brother, it could be big!

Besides, who needs Dave Cordish, anyhow?!

Matt from Baltimore County