[Well, he announced the topic change out loud, after all even if he used the wrong preposition. Maybe he's a grown man who doesn't need a mom, huh, huh?]
Ah, yes... that. [That was all kinds of fun.]
Well, there is something to be said for the quiet periods around here. [If nothing else, that they're just the calm before the storm (if you want to be pessimistic).]