Phone-etically speaking

Susan Boyle?
Stay with me for a moment. There actually is a reasonably direct line from Bell to the erstwhile frumpy Brit who, I read the other day, will sing before the Pope now that she has had a chance to sing before 16 gazillion people worldwide via the miracle of a thing called YouTube. In fact, here’s how it goes:
Mr. Watson, come here ... Sarah, get me Sheriff Taylor on the line ... It’s my new invention. I call it the rotary dial telephone ... So, I just push these buttons, each one representing a number ... Yeah, it’s called a mobile phone. I know it looks like a military walkie talkie, but trust me: This is the next big thing ... See my new rad mobile phone; you just pull out this tiny antenna and you can hear most people fairly clearly ... It’s called cellular technology, and it will change the way you use a phone ... Hey, how come I’m not in your calling circle? ... Here’s my new ringtone for when you call ...  Unlimited text messages?!!! LOL!!! ... There’s an app for that ... Forget 3G coverage, 4G is the way to go ... You HAVE to see this video on YouTube. Here, check it out on my phone ...

OK, I might have left out a step or two dozen, but suffice it to say plenty of steps have been taken in a very short time, historically speaking. And each next step came more quickly than its predecessor.

So, What Does This Have to Do With You?
Glad you asked. The other afternoon Mrs. Y and I were tending one of our flowerbeds when she said to me, “I just love my garden. It’s the one place I don’t feel like I’m in a hurry.”

I would almost guarantee that every one of you has heard similar words uttered by your customers, who no doubt value your ability to slow down their world. That you accomplish that is a given. That you tout that you accomplish that might be a different story. If it is, well ...

HELLO!

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