Today's topic is that of story thieves. I have people in my life who in all innocence want to steal my stories. Or rather they want to steal the subject of my stories. All I need to is open the discussion with: Today, I met a hippopotamus on my walk...and that's it. They pick up my story and tell their own story about an encounter with a hippopotamus. Because of my age, by the time they have finished their story, I no longer can remember mine. I don't think that is fair.