another day, another dollar

Last weekend, Kenny, Overboard and I were at Costco picking up some supplies. After we were done with our shopping, we decided to get lunch at the concession stand. While I purchased the hot dogs and pizza, Overboard and Kenny scouted out a table.

Apparently, on the way to the table, they came across a woman who is someone's great-grandma, and who thought Mr. K was the cutest thing ever in his fisherman's hat. Which is true, but I digress.

So Kenny stops to chat with this nice lady about the insect images on his hat, telling her what each one is. She is enthralled, he is empowered and Overboard is impressed. We then sat down for lunch. End of story? Not quite.

While we're eating, the woman walks over and announces that she "has some business to conduct" with Kenny. She hands him a one dollar bill and thanks him for taking the time to show her his hat. We repeatedly tried to refuse her payment, but she insisted. So we acquiesced and announced that it would go towards a good cause, like ice cream (which it didn't, but that's another story).

Sitting there, staring at my little money-making machine, I opined that if we could Kenny to grift every grandma in the joint, we could really be on to something. Kenny just happily munched away at his slice of pizza, unaware of his dangerously effective charm.