I am a curious person, and am interested in a lot of things. I read a lot, watch a lot, go to a lot of places and generally try to pay attention.

BUT…….there are many things in which I have absolutely no interest. And many of these things are subjects that most others that I know have great interest. Here goes:

(1) Popular music. By popular music, I don’t mean Frank Sinatra – I like him fine. I mean the stuff that most people like, stuff that is popular. Rock and roll is popular. So is hip-hop and rap and blues and so forth. I pay no attention to it, so that while I might know names of singers or groups, I have no idea who they are. I was very sorry that Tina Turner died, and Aretha Franklin, but…….who were they? What did they sing? Can you tell one from the other? Same with, say, the Rolling Stones. I can name one or two of them, and even recognize Mick Jagger, but can I name one Rolling Stones song? Not on your life. Bruce Springsteen. Who is he? Is he different from Billy Joel, or are they the same person? And all those other groups which I can name (the older ones) or not (the newer ones).

You ask if there are exceptions. Yes, the exceptions are those who performed before 1960 when I graduated from high school. So I know Elvis Presley, and Harry Belafonte, and Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bill Haley and the Comets. (Wow!! I just realize that Bill Haley called his groups the Comets because there is a Haley’s comet. I had put that two and two together until just this minutes. How important it is to write a blog.)

But after 1960 – no one.

One more thing: I see a lot of “what’s the last (or best) concert you have been to recently (or ever) questions on Face Book and the like. I must say: I have never been to a concert (OK, maybe a few outdoors concerts a hundred years ago) by any artist or band that fits the definition above.

(2) College sports. Now, when I went to college, I went to my school’s football and hockey games, and rooted for them. But I didn’t care about any other colleges. And after I got out of college, I didn’t even care about my college any more. Today, especially during football season, everyone wants to talk about Michigan and Oregon and Notre Dame. Football and basketball especially. And it’s become more common, and more complex, now that you need to talk about women’s as well as men’s teams. I pay no attention. I don’t care. I don’t see why anyone else does. Professional sports are different, and I pay attention to them.

(3) Television shows. I watch a lot of screen stuff. I watch movies on TV, and I watch a lot of today’s Netflix, etc., series, and of course news and professional sports, and occasional game shows, but again I don’t think I have regularly watched a TV show (a network show) since I left high school. So now, I see an article in the newspaper about “Friends”, or “Cheers”, or “Golden Girls”, “CSI”, or “Everyone Loves Raymond” – these are obviously old shows that I know nothing about. As to the newer shows (i.e., those that have aired over the past 30 years)? No clue. Can’t even pull up names.

(4) Certain books. For example, I have never read, and don’t intend to read, “Harry Potter” or anything by Tom Clancy, or most of the other contemporary mystery or espionage writers. I don’t know why. I do read a lot, and I am sure these writers write as well as those whom I do read. I just have no interest.

I am sure that, if I tried hard enough, I’d think of other things that are of no interest to me. I don’t care how automobile engines work, or how a clock keeps time, or even how to manufacture a safety pin. But I am going to stop here. It’s time for me to get on with my day and back to things that do interest me.