Coffee, Bagels and Trivia

It has been a long while or probably for first time in my life that my weekend starts with a 4.40am alarm!! Thanks to some enthusiastic friends, I have got into this routine of hiking every weekend. And I intend to turn it into a habit. It has been 4 weekends of going up Camelback Mountain around sunrise, taking in the beautiful views of the city of Phoenix (the Valley of the Sun) and then drive back for the other fun part of this routine; Coffee and Bagels and a couple of hours of chitchatting.

Our hangout is Einstein Bros Bagels. Do try it if you have never been there. Some really good bagels they have, especially their gourmet bagels. As soon as we settle down at our table the chatter begins. Regular topics include movies, books, personal stories, office gossip, weekend plans AND some trivia every time. 

Somehow, unfailingly, in our discussions some topic comes up where no one really has any idea what it’s all about, but the enlightened ones that we all are, we keep dishing out our opinions. It could be as varied as ‘what is the difference between a chapel and a cathedral?’ to ‘what is the difference between jams, jellies and marmalade?’. And then enters the savior, old faithful Google!! It is usually me who does the honors. It is said that Google is one of the biggest conversation killers, but trust me, there comes a time in such discussions when it is better to know the facts rather than going nowhere with so many experts.

And after this Trivia check, eldest in the group that I am, I end with these words, “So kids, what have we learnt today?” J