This is what dinner table conversation is like at my house:

Me: [Whining about not feeling my blogging mojo because Rome is burning and whatever drivel I write is meaningless next to that.]

He: Rome has been burning for 10,000 years, and it will continue to burn as long as there are two people left to stare at each other.

Me: [Blink]

He: Screw it, write what you want.