The headline in The New York Times today says that Vodaphone is "seen" as the favorite to take over AT&T Wireless. So much for that: Cingular got it after all, for $41 billion or $15 a share.

I had never heard of Cingular until its summer 2002 marketing campaign plastered little x-person logos all over every subway platform and scaffolding in Manhattan. I'm not sure how well this campaign worked--I don't know one person here (or anywhere else) that actually uses Cingular.

In anticipation of the possible merger, last night I called Cingular to find out more about various plans and it appears one of their packages will be sufficient for my needs.

Hey, I think that UFO is actually the Zeglis golden parachute. Cingular fits you best.