Dear Grandchildren,
I’m sure you know people that all you have to do is mention a topic, and they can ramble on for hours. Why? Is it their own need for self-importance? Dominance?
You don’t have to know everything about everything. It’s not a crime to say “I don’t know.”
There’s nothing wrong with being a Leonardo da Vinci (When you get the opportunity, read Michael J. Gelb, How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci. I think of Leonardo as the artist of the Mona Lisa, but Leonardo’s letter to Ludovico Sforza seeking employment doesn’t even mention the artistic side of his talents.) or a Renaissance man who is knowledgeable, educated, and proficient in a wide range of fields; however, that doesn’t mean discussing at length the commentary that passes for news or made up media events or the latest fad.
Keep the focus on things in your wheelhouse that make you whom you are.
Love,
Grandfather
jcfunk 
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