A few weeks back, I received a Facebook friend request from Stephen Haggerty. I thought, “Huh, I’m not really familiar with this guy. Should I-OH WAIT look at his beard. Okay, we’re friends.”

And that is really all you need to know about Stephen. But here’s more info: he’s hilarious and poignant with his writing at The Bearded Idealist, and he also is half of an awesome musical duo with his wife, called The New Old Fashions. That’s the band name, not his wife’s name.

Today, Stephen has provided those of us with poor conversation skills with this handy guide: Small Talk For Beginners.

Dylan had it right- you don’t need a weather man to know which way the wind blows. And do you know why not? Because odds are you’ll get hit with the weekend forecast before you can make it from your front door to your car in the morning.

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Oh, Schmidt! If you’re not watching New Girl on Fox, then you’re missing out on one of TV’s best new characters: Schmidt.

If you’ve had more than five guy friends in your life, chances are you’ve known a Schmidt. Sure, perhaps his Bar Mitzvah theme was not  Sports Jams, maybe he wasn’t even Jewish at all, and it’s a safe bet he probably wasn’t afraid of a cat raised by birds that lived on the roof of your building, but we’ve all known a douchey brohan with a heart of gold. Continue reading “About Schmidt”