Everyday absurdity

[englshivy]

Scene: Late afternoon, in a cafeteria, after eating, in the line to pay and leave. In a small town in central NC, a textile industry town of modest socioeconomic interest. This town is the halfway point between my parents' house and mine, and we frequently meet at this cafeteria to do a grandchild dropoff or pickup procedure. Today, we were picking

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Good.

[rebwins]

I like the idea of talking India shop, because sharing a birthplace with someone is pretty much the same as sharing a profession. It's good for about five minutes of polite conversation without repetition or lulls.

Also, Noah is a screwball, albeit an endearing screwball.

Re: Good.

[englshivy]

He IS a screwball. Also quite endearing.

It turns out having children, no matter your personal philosophy on childrearing, is good for a few minutes of conversation, but sometimes it takes on a competitive timbre. I guess that might be true of the profession thing as well, but so far I've always been the omega dog in that regard.