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RE: The handy man's small talk guide
You can also use the FORD acronym to help you remember some soft ball topics you can talk about with anyone:
Family
Occupation
Recreation
Dreams
although you may not want to go in that order since asking a stranger about family right off the bat may come off as borderline creepy. Save it for later and use it after you talk about your family first - like "My kids are in high-school now, how about you - do you have kids?", or of course, if they bring it up first.
More details from Life Hacker here:
http://lifehacker.com/5937348/use-the-ford-technique-to-make-small-talk-easier
Oh perfect, that's a great resource there :)