Don't be caught this weekend without a topic! I mean one that isn't the weather! My notes in italics.
- Roadside Attractions Fading from Landscape Road trip photo albums are incomplete without some kitschy picture. To discuss: What are the roadside attractions of the future? Will there be any? And would you buy an Elvis Museum off ebay?
- Office Romance Scrolllll down on KPCC's Airtalk page, to the very last clip. It's all about a new book, "Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding and Managing Romance on the Job." And here you thought Cosmo was giving you the best tips. Other than asking people if they think it's cool or not, I'm not sure what to say about this book... at least while I'm at work.
- Drinking with Ian Talk about it? You've probably appeared on the show! Angles: If you hosted a cable access show, what would you call it?
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And let's pull a Columbo. One more thing...
- There's a projected Budget shortfall at $373 million. Hmm. I wonder which forecast will get more attention this weekend...the weather forecast or Minnesota's state financial forecast? Contrast and compare.
Share your own conversation-starters suitable for making chit-chat while buying a new shovel, to break the ice with someone new, or to get a word in edgewise with a blowhard.
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Comments: 5
Years ago, when I studied geology, it was the practice to place an object, something other than a rock, in the picture to provide a sense of scale. She does the same, with me, but for slightly different reasons. A geologist places an object, like a ruler or a chipping hammer, in the photo to allow the viewer to tell the difference between a pebble and a boulder. My wife uses me to accurately convey the depths of human humiliation.
I was but a babe lost in a maze of cubicles. She found and devoured me, but who am I to complain? This is how most men are consumed.
It is only logical that we meet our spouses at work. We spend more time in the office than we do anywhere but in bed. It is no wonder the two things that dominate our lives become one. Either that we fall asleep at work or we begin sleeping with someone we work with.
I cannot understand extra-marital office affairs --- one should learn their lesson the first time.
I once saw my son with a shovel. He looked confused. I had placed it against the rear bumper of his truck. He stood there for a while holding the shovel, gazing out at the pure white snow covering the driveway, wondering how a shovel had come between him and where he wanted to go.
In any event any one of your comments could be an article unto itself... I hope you don't mind me quoting them!