A curmudgeon can only take so much.
I was completely at peace easing into a retirement of golfing and couch potatoing.
Between channel surfing and swearing at my balls (golf of course) I figured I was getting a full range of exercise - mental and physical.
And what could be better than
being paid to do absolutely nothing?
I know that's really what you think was happening for most of the 35 years I spent in newspapers.
But this was really good.
It's not possible to overstate the bliss of doing nothing.
Forget Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics, perfecting the Zen of Retirement is not only a laudable goal, but a remarkably easy state to attain.
Unfortunately old habits die hard.
So here's the thing.
I just can't help myself.
Like the Greek sailors drawn to the deadly rocks of the islands of Sirenum, stupidity is a siren song too alluring to resist.
So, he's baaaaack!
Begrudgingly at best, but back.
Given all the aforementioned time on my hands, it's not surprising I found myself browsing the Internet. And, surprise, surprise, I came across a tidbit so alarmingly stupid I wanted to scream.
This was the next best thing.
Did you know Americans are
morons?
Rhetorical?
Of course!
But sometimes they're so stupid it boggles the mind.
I mean Sarah Palin as vice-president, not even Tina Fey could make that up.
And the Eagles must have thought they were having a marijuana-induced flashback when that Witchy Woman briefly appeared on the American political scene as a scarily serious candidate, as well.
But that's all in the past. Americans had their brief fling with insanity, right?
Apparently not.
Now comes a Gallup poll that shows one-in five U.S. citizens think the sun revolves around the Earth.
Sorry, but I'm speechless.
