Is Facebook wisdom better than news shows?
Lloyd "Pete" Waters  Columnist  You know, I really do miss David Brinkley, Walter Cronkite, Ted Koppel and a few of the old news reporters. Its just not the same these days without them. I dont spend much time watching any of the news channels beyond 10- to 15-minute intervals. And when I do, its like watching a mixed martial arts event. Each news station is trying to convince you how smart its anchors and hosts are politically and would like to influence your thinking and secure your vote. The only problem is many of their scheduled experts appear way below the normal Dargan IQ range to me and are not very convincing. So, even though my Facebook friends have some of their own weird opinions, I nonetheless find their comments worth pondering. Its time once again to share a few of them with you. Ill leave the Mason jar undisturbed on my bookcase tonight. Heres a good one:   If you know the significance of these numbers you may be an old timer  33-45-78.   Overheard at an auto parts store:  I need a headlight  Whats it for?  So I can drive at night.  And more posts:   Cicadas taste like shrimp.  Asking for a friend!   Some days you dont realize how good the good ole days were until theyre gone. Im thinking that one might be true.  The heaviest burdens we carry are the thoughts in our head.  And one from history:   Im so old I can remember when people treated unemployment as an embarrassing secret, not a life goal.  I'll bet if we had an economic depression today, there wouldnt be as many people protesting to get a job as they did in 1933.  A cars weakest part is that nut holding the steering wheel. I had to think about that one. Heres a critical thought from a Facebook member:   3 people never to trust:  Religious leaders who tell you how to vote. Politicians who tell you how to pray. Draft dodgers who tell you how to be patriotic. More posts:   The leading cause of injury in old men is them thinking they are still young men.  I was reminded of that one yesterday.  To all of those calling for Fathers Day to be changed to Special Persons Day, you already have a day of your own  April 1. Facebook folk dont hold much back.  Imagine a picture of a cicada with this caption: Darn, been sleeping for 17 years and the 695 Beltway is still under construction. That one made me laugh out loud. To get you prepared for summer:   Things you learned as a kid  never kick a cow patty on a hot day.  And heres another:   Id rather live on a farm in the middle of nowhere than a big house in the city.  Heres some good advice too:   Helping one person might not change the world but it could change the world for that one person.   When God made daughters, he gave me the best;  And he really did!  A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.  Greek proverb   Life is a flower of which love is the honey.  Victor Hugo   Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for an answer.  I like that one, and always remember this advice:   It is far better to light the candle than to curse the darkness.  William L. Watkinson  Amen. Lloyd Pete Waters is a Sharpsburg resident who writes for The Herald-Mail.