One of the questions I get asked most is how to start a conversation. And it’s tough. You have to be aware of what the current conversation is and listen well so you know when it’s good to add your own comments and input.
And it’s even harder when you have to start a conversation rather than joining one. Saying “Hello” is only the jumping off point, you have to have a conversation to back your hello up or expect the uncomfortable, pregnant pause, then slink off into the background. Embarrassed.
So it’s good you’re here, you’re going to have plenty to talk about after reading these popular news articles from the past week. Absorb and enjoy.
- Chile’s 33 miners will be out in November. I cannot imagine being trapped in a collapsed mine, waiting for rescue that is months away. I could draw many similarities with our life, above ground, but that just makes their predicament so much sadder and desperate, don’t you think?
- Facebook ruins marriages? Could reconnecting to past friends and girl/boy-friends cause a rift in your marriage? Is orange juice orange? It’s not the same as if you’re out for dinner with your significant other and an old flame walks by, stops and says hello. The Facebook reconnect is much more personal and harder to blow off, don’t you think?
- McDonald’s serves a secondhand burger. Yes now we have a man, who is also a minister, being served an already bitten into burger through the drive-thru. He really didn’t want to make a stir about the whole thing with the exception that might not have been a mistake but a regular occurrence. Ugh.
- Work at the same place but only meet on a dating service? Sure, it’s possible. Then they get married? Wow! Score one for online dating. Otherwise how would a caretaker and a teacher meet and find love?
- America’s Got Talent. Michael Grimm, the million dollar winner in the talent contest broadcast around the world is not only richer but also engaged according to insiders of the “Ellen Degeneres Show” with a marriage proposal to be broadcast this morning on the show.
Have a great weekend - and chat it up!
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17th Sep 10. Posted in Chatter, Friday's Conversation Topic Picks, Open Blog.