Same - Old - Lame - Old Words
I enjoy talking to people I've never met before. I start with a warm, genuine smile and a sincere compliment, and just let the conversation take a natural flow, like rain water rushing through the countryside. On a trip to Key West, Florida several years ago, I exercised this strategy. We were crowded into a shuttle bus that would take us from the plane to the tiny little airport. Somehow over the course of the very short ride, I engaged another female passenger and her sister in a conversation about our pedicures. She had hot pink toe nails with little white flowers...and from there it went to our purses, our dogs, our trip, our names, and by the time we stepped off the shuttle we were Facebook friends. (And six years later we still are!) Another perfect example, I was at a large park with my in-laws. Our men were out riding bikes and we girls were responsible for cooking out. No one remembered aluminum foil...but there was another wo...