Things that I overheard being discussed while sitting at a dinner table with grown-ups from uh-merika

1.  the weather (how was that ice storm? Wasn’t it terrible?)
2. discussion about their kids for bragging purposes only (my kid goes to cornell. my other kid works in new york city. lalalalla)
3.  how facebook works (they don’t know! But they think they know!)
4.  topics slightly laced with racism (the war on terror (that al queda was a bitch. Then, blaming muslims for pretty much everything. Ugh, grownups. Just get it already. Racism isn’t allowed anymore!)
5.  you look so skinny! How did you get so skinny! SKINNY.
6. how does that metric system work? how many gallons are in a litre? Do you do miles? what's celsius?

I’m going to bed. This dinner has put me off humanity for a while.