Gatherings

Last year one of my friends commented they imagined that when old men get together all they do is talk about their knee replacements.  I thought it was funny, still do, but an odd remark at the time.

Last month, I had many opportunities to be involved in many meetings of "old" men, usually not willingly.  And I am happy to pass on what old men actually do talk about is:
A)  Football
B)  Baseball
C)  Fishing
D) Their aching backs

Whereas, I guess I am more "girly" in my interests:
A)  Cooking
B)  Travel
C)  Movies
D)  Precision shooting

And many other topics I am more than willing to participate in!  Of course, no one is interested in anything I am interested in, so I get to sit and drink my tea in peace until whatever the event is, is over and I can gracefully depart to fresh air and the clarity of my own mind.  Knowing full well that I did what I could but I am a square peg surrounded by round holes.

Conversely, over the weekend I had a birthday party to attend for my grandson - now six years old!  Where has time gone?

So, tons of children running through the house, both of the yards and they had a ton of fun.  Inside about a dozen twenty somethings were gathered.  So I expected talk to be about:
A)  Seahawks
B)   Starbucks
C)  Work
D)  What ever other vacuous conversations topics

I was surprised that this gathering was by and large that of young red-necks!  Yeah, topics I wish I could have been included in were ranging across:
A)  Car technology
B)  Home improvements
C)  Job market
D)  Current politics

I had tremendously more fun with the young rednecks of America than with the self absorbed entertainment seekers of my generation.  Sigh.  Always the odd duck out.  And mind you it creeped them out that i was knowledgeable on all of their topics.  I guess old people are supposed to be stupid.  Sigh.