A few weeks ago, over Starbucks coffee, Nick, Jeff, Kara, and I tried to conduct conversation. It started well, all being in agreement that Kevin Covais really does look like Chicken Little. But then things went downhill, and Nick and Jeff started talking golf. This was in direct response to the discussion Kara and I were having about Johnny Depp.

You know, the four of us played Trivial Pursuit together once, Jeff and Kara vs. Nick and me, and there was a seeming pattern wherein the men correctly answered every Orange question and the women correctly answered every Pink question. Paired, we're well-educated forces...if you can forgive the lack of knowledge in history, literature, science, and geography.

But seriously, we've got entertainment and sports covered.

There was a pause in talk, and we all began staring at the ceiling, the exposed rafters on Starbucks' upper level. Thought bubbles began to float above our positions around the fireplace...."something we can all talk about...something we can all talk about..."

When nobody knew whether or not Johnny Depp played golf, we had to call it a night.