A couple weeks ago now, I drove down to southeast Michigan to join my family in celebrating grandma’s 85th birthday. Reconnecting with family helped me keep things in perspective despite recent happenings in local, national, and international news.
I was looking forward to seeing grandma, but the occasion was also a great excuse to get away from the local government primaries. By that point, I couldn’t drive too far from home without being reminded of work via campaign signs in peoples’ yards. After I pulled off the highway, I was relieved to find that I didn’t recognize the names of anyone in political advertisements.
Over dinner, grandma told me about a scam call she got a while back. She saw an incoming call from a number she didn’t recognize, picked up the phone, and heard, “Hi grandma, it’s your favorite grandson.” And bless her, she replied, “Zack?” It wasn’t really my voice on the other end, of course, and she figured that out quickly after the caller asked her for $8,000.
