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My book club has an ongoing discussion topic (besides books!) ... why book club is better than your family

I love Laird's list and the fact that Riley will call in to the meeting made me chuckle.




I don't really make lists of any sort since my ADHD just makes a mockery of such attempts, lol, but in response to this topic, I sadly think not. He was great in the booth a couple of weeks ago and you could see how much he missed being in his car. And his brother Kyle is looking so much happier this year with his new ride!!

This is why I have more than one favourite

When I was a teen, I worked at a Burger King in a very, very, small, insulated town (read: "I should take a trip over there!" or "oh, absolutely not! I haven't been there in years, why would someone go all the way over there? Refers to a town LITERALLY 10 miles away.)

Anyway, I did the breakfast shift, and, at the time, Burger King did free coffee and unlimited refills with any purchase back in those days. So, a large group of old, retired, nonnos came in every day. They'd each buy a baggie of Famous Amos cookies for 50 cents, tell me they didn't want the cookies, and spend 3-4 hours just talking about everything, every day, sipping their black Maxwell House.

Even then, I envied them their easy friendships (please don't think that there weren't frequent blow ups and insults!- That's where I learned all the Italian swear words!) But no matter how ugly things got- they showed up the next day. And, when one would be sick, or a member of his family, they all pulled tight tight tight together.

I always wanted friends I could talk about anything with, I thought that was normal. I had that in the military. Now, I see how fortunate they were to have their little world. And how fortunate I was to have had my own. I left the military community a zillion
years ago. I haven't seen it again.

I can't imagine more than surface discussion these days. And I can't think of 5 thinks I'd want to spend my time discussing in that way.

DSO and I laugh about the fact that if I didn't have football to talk about when meeting new people, I'd be screwed!    It's my go-to subject. And if the person isn't into football..... uh oh.

I was at a party last night, and these are the topics that were discussed:

1. (a) Essendon have been playing well, will they beat Collingwood in the Anzac Day match on Tuesday? (b) Controversial thought, the Anzac Eve match has a better atmosphere than the Anzac Day match.
2. Our up-coming trip to Thailand, and what's the number one thing each of us is looking forward to. (Our travelling companions were at the party too.)
3. What shows have you been watching lately?
4. What's the best concert you've ever been to? (Me: Cold Chisel. Todd: The Pogues. Michelle: David Bowie. Adrian: Steve Earl. Marcus: Midnight Oil.
5. Various falls, injuries or illnesses that we or our parents or kids have had recently.

I’m meeting up with some friends on Friday and these are likely to be the topics:

-Debbie’s adorable new granddaughter, and generally how grandparents are involved in the care of their grandchildren (they both have several, I don’t have any yet)
- how my on-again/off-again relationship has been off, then on, then off again since I last saw these friends, and how do I stop this man from continuing to break my heart
- how my DS has moved 400 miles south to live with his dad for a few months, and the issues of having adult children living at home
- the progression of our old boss's Parkinson's disease
- how the Low Emissions Zone is due to come into effect in the city in just a few weeks time, and the impact it will have on us. 

And although this all might all sound a bit bleak, there will also be lots of laughter, and reminiscing. 🥰

I think Adrian and Michelle had great answers for topic number 4.  😉😄

Fun and clever!

Here’s the agenda to my meeting this week.

1. Spring is here. It should be warm.
2. Housekeeping issues (the real deal)
3. What’s up with my damn ankle hurting all the time?
4. Tips for surviving high school graduation season
5. What’s for dinner?

Yesterday I went to the funeral for a friend’s (since childhood) mother.  There were many topics my group of friends talked about…a very diverse variety of topics.  😆. Here are just a few of them that I remember.

Many, many memories and old stories
Music
The 6 degrees of many people we know/familiar with
Tick bites
colonoscopies
What various other friends are doing
Toilet paper
cancer
An old “murder” in our small town and who we think committed it
Hanging with Phish and other local musicians before they were nationally popular
Hiking trails, places to see/checkout
an emergency while hiking and search and rescue responders/learning CPR
How old we and others have become
New beers/local breweries
some books that have been read
Skiing
and so many more weird and wacky things.

Yikes, you've just mentioned two of the things on my list - sport and TV.    (BTW, is Nascar not a sport?) 

I will make another list, for the next time I catch up with my oldest friend:
1. Racism in Australia, and the different ethnicities who have been marginalised over the last 70 years.
2. Healthcare, and whether everyone should have private health insurance. (Ooooooh boy, this one got heated!!)
3. The upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum
4. The meaning of Woke
5. And because we need something light in there...... travel plans.

These are all things that we have discussed, except for #3, as that is new since we caught up last.

My bestie and I go shopping or junkin' every couple of weeks. We work in different towns so don't see each other every day but we do text throughout the day. Often we will text talking points.... things we want to remember to talk about when we get together in person. They can be anything from cerebral thoughts to gossipy. You know, bestie stuff!