We didn't have a TV in the living room and all my friends thought we were kind of weird. When they'd come over, my mom wanted to talk to them about current events.

I come from a newspaper background, so maybe I'm attuned to current events.

I'm not really a current events guy, sadly.

Remind me," Jubal said to her, "to write a popular article on the compulsive reading of news. The theme will be that most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced to tthe unecessary and unhealthy habit of daily wallowing in the toubles and sins of five billion strangers. The title is 'Gossip Unlimited' - no, make that 'Gossip Gone Wild.'

Educate yourself: Read up on current events and books.

It is inappropriate to discuss matters of business, pleasure or current events in the temple.