There have been allegations of me growing boring in something I consider myself an expert in; the art of conversation.

Firstly, I must first put out that conversation is a two way street. I married my wife because she is someone with whom I can have sparkling conversation with. I could of course have discussions with anyone on sociology and philosophy. How our thoughts affects us and move the world. I would like to point out that a few people who think on these matters do seek me out and indulge me with their company and thoughts.

If I were to talk to the mirror, I could happily entertain myself for a while. Really big on self love. However, put me in front of a cow and I'd be at a loss for what to say after the first minute.

I could talk about business strategies and the direction of the US dollar. How China faces all these economic issues and India's growth could potentially be choked by runaway inflation. I do that with my boss and business partner. However, discussion of macro-economics would involve knowing what the difference between a subprime mortgage and a conventional mortagage and how they contributed to the US housing market's collapse which affected the rest of world. I could teach and tell people about them, but I don't ordinarily assume that someone is interested in these and other potentially complicated financial instruments.

If I see someone rarely enough, I try to update them on my life and with personal anecdotes. Since my life revolves around my family, that is what most of my conversation would be about. If that is boring, one could steer the conversation elsewhere, and I would most happily go into how physiology and which parts anatomy are exerted in say a particular sport elsewhere as what sort of training regime should one adopt. I probably assumed too much when I talk about the family, since I do listen when others talk about theirs. It gives a clue to how they're feeling and why they are the way they are. So my fault lies in assuming that other people's interest in family extends beyond knowing that they're still alive and present.

I could also talk about religion(pet fave), politics(another pet fave since I believe that Socrates is right and every citizen should give a damn), art(big fan of Micheangelo's David and Campbell soup), music(from Bach to Blur), popular culture (I don't like the Shemale, Lady Gaga and have been reminiscing too much about Mambo nights), philosophy(Objectivist and Relativist), idealism(I want to rule the world), food(super pet fave), high culture, low culture, alternative cultures, and I'd be most glad to learn stuff I didn't know about, or hear your opinion on matters. Would be fantastic if you could show me an insight into a world view I never knew existed. Offer them to me, and they enter the conversation.

In short, adding nothing to a conversation leads to a conversation being led off into a potentially boring pathway. Correcting the path of conversation leads back to far more interesting scenery.

Well, I know this smacks of shameless showing off. This post may even come across as all wrong, over-bearing and defensive. Arsehole is me.

However, I'd like to quote one of my favourite bands.

"If you don't know me by now, you will never never know me. Ooo"
-Simply Red

PS.I like seeing my friends; changes or none. Doesn't stop me from thinking of them as friends as long as they still care.