Stranger In A Strange Land

By all accounts I am not normal, at least here in America. I'm out of the loop, on the sidelines, not in the game. It's not because I'm old, but it's because of something. Possibly it stems from my mother telling me at about age five that nobody knows more about me than me.

Following is a list of things I've never done, have no interest in doing and continue to ignore, making me unable to engage in small talk at parties I don't attend.

I've never heard a podcast, do not follow any influencers and avoid football. I've  never heard a song by Taylor Swift, or Adele or K-Pop or whoever is "it" right now.

I've never read any Harry Potter books or seen any Harry Potter movies. I don't watch late-night TV so have never seen John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O'Brien try to be funny.

I have no tattoos and have never had a smoothie, kale or otherwise. I couldn't pick an acai berry out of a lineup and have never had chai tea. I have never questioned my gender and don't understand how anyone does. 

God only knows what has happened to people.