That is a hard one for me too. Once I say "Hi" and "How are you today?", unless they throw out something else to work with, I'm pretty much done as well. I know some people compliment on clothing or hair style. If you know a hobby they are interested in or a class they are taking, you can ask them how it's coming, but, once again, unless they throw something else out that I can work with, I don't know what else to say after they answer. I occasionally do this with my own children!

Oh...on the subject of mushrooms, morel mushrooms are really big in Idaho right now. They had a number of forest fires in the area last year and it made the soil just right from what I understand. To pick directly in the forest, you have to have a permit, but I'm assuming you can find them other places right now as well if you know where to look. I don't know thta much about mushrooms per se, but it among many other things, I wouldn't mind learning more about. My interest level is quite large most of the time.