"Hi grandma it's your grandson Robbie in Las Vegas. How are you today?" The first thing to do when calling grandma is identify yourself. She has six other grandchildren and sometimes she'll get us mixed up. "Robbie, how are you doing sweetheart? How is Las Vegas treating you?" Once she tunes in everything is wonderful. "Same stuff grandma, just plugging away. What's going on in Kansas?" After a brief rundown on all things Kansas she then asks me how my deal with the Chinese is going.
"Grandma, it's going slowly but surely. I'm searching for more investment." I've told her a number of times how Asian growth strategies could be beneficial. I believe she understands what I'm saying. The truth is I'm not quite sure; but she always asks. "Robbie are there a lot of Asians in Las Vegas?" Questions like that are the reason I believe she's paying attention. "Grandma, there are a lot of them; and the number just keeps getting bigger." I'd love to run all my belief's and stats by her but I don't. She'd get confused and I don't want it to get in the way of us having a nice conversation.
We chat a little while longer about the weather and then she asks me if I had heard from my ex wife Melissa lately. "You know what grandma, she was out in Las Vegas last week and I got to spend some time with her. From the sounds of everything she's doing fine." Grandma then asked if I showed Melissa everything I was talking about as pertains to Chinatown and the Asians. I wasn't quite expecting the question; but nonetheless, I was happy to answer. "You know what she told me grandma. She said that it was a shame I didn't have it altogether when we were a couple. She would've have invested after seeing all the work I've done. Now, she lives back in Kansas and makes half the money so it's not feasible. She was being sincere about it. She wasn't just saying it to appease me."
Grandma calls it like she sees it and when I told her what Melissa had said; her answer was straight grandma. "I bet you wish you wouldn't have let her go. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20. Maybe you'll find someone else to show your work to. If I was forty years younger; I'd come out and see what you've been talking about."
I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "The best part about calling grandma is the end. I know that doesn't sound right at first glance; but let me explain it better -- she always tells me good luck and that she loves me -- I never hear those words from anyone but her. It makes me feel good."
"Grandma, it's going slowly but surely. I'm searching for more investment." I've told her a number of times how Asian growth strategies could be beneficial. I believe she understands what I'm saying. The truth is I'm not quite sure; but she always asks. "Robbie are there a lot of Asians in Las Vegas?" Questions like that are the reason I believe she's paying attention. "Grandma, there are a lot of them; and the number just keeps getting bigger." I'd love to run all my belief's and stats by her but I don't. She'd get confused and I don't want it to get in the way of us having a nice conversation.
We chat a little while longer about the weather and then she asks me if I had heard from my ex wife Melissa lately. "You know what grandma, she was out in Las Vegas last week and I got to spend some time with her. From the sounds of everything she's doing fine." Grandma then asked if I showed Melissa everything I was talking about as pertains to Chinatown and the Asians. I wasn't quite expecting the question; but nonetheless, I was happy to answer. "You know what she told me grandma. She said that it was a shame I didn't have it altogether when we were a couple. She would've have invested after seeing all the work I've done. Now, she lives back in Kansas and makes half the money so it's not feasible. She was being sincere about it. She wasn't just saying it to appease me."
Grandma calls it like she sees it and when I told her what Melissa had said; her answer was straight grandma. "I bet you wish you wouldn't have let her go. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20. Maybe you'll find someone else to show your work to. If I was forty years younger; I'd come out and see what you've been talking about."
I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "The best part about calling grandma is the end. I know that doesn't sound right at first glance; but let me explain it better -- she always tells me good luck and that she loves me -- I never hear those words from anyone but her. It makes me feel good."
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