You know, I really miss David Brinkley, Walter Cronkite, Ted Koppel and a few of the former reporters. It’s just not the same these days without them.

And you?

I don’t spend a lot of time watching news channels beyond the 10 to 15 minute intervals. And when I do, it’s like watching a mixed martial arts event. How many withdrawals will there be tonight?

Each news station tries to convince you how “politically” intelligent its presenters and hosts are and would like to influence your thinking and secure your vote.

The only problem is that many of their programmed experts appear to me well below the normal range of Dargan IQ and are not very convincing.

So even though my Facebook friends have their own weird opinions, I still find their comments worth pondering.

Once again, it’s time to share a few with you. I will leave the mason jar intact on my bookcase tonight.

So kick back, relax, and let’s see if we can find some wisdom in today’s presentation:

• “When you get home, tell them about us and say that for your tomorrow we have given our today”. Anyone remember D-Day June 6?

• “The employee shortage is so bad these days that weird people with long hair can now apply. Do you remember that song?

Here is a good one:

• “If you know the meaning of these numbers, you may be an elder – 33-45-78. “

• Heard in an auto parts store:

“I need a lighthouse”

“That is why?”

“So I can drive at night. “

And other articles:

• “Cicadas taste like shrimp. Who among you would eat one to find out? … Ask a friend!

• “Some days you don’t realize how good the good old days were until they’re gone. … I think that might be true.

• “The heaviest burdens we carry are the thoughts in our head. “

And one of the story:

• “I’m so old I remember when people thought of unemployment as an embarrassing secret, not a life goal. “

I bet if we had an economic depression today there wouldn’t be as many people protesting for jobs as in 1933.

• “The weakest part of a car is the nut that holds the steering wheel. I had to think of that one.

Here’s a critical thought from a Facebook member:

• 3 people to never trust:

Religious leaders who tell you how to vote.

Politicians who tell you how to pray.

Crooks who tell you how to be a patriot.

More posts:

• “The main cause of injury in older men is that they think they are still young men. “

I remembered this one yesterday.

• To all those who ask that “Father’s Day” be changed to “Special People’s Day”, you already have a day of your own… April 1st.

The folks at Facebook don’t remember much.

This one is truly remarkable:

• “British scientists have determined that the hen comes first, not the egg, because the protein that makes eggshells is only produced by the hens. “

Now you can put this mystery aside and ask yourself how it happened?

• Imagine a photo of a cicada with this caption: “Damn, I’ve been sleeping for 17 years and the 695 Beltway is still under construction.” This one made me laugh out loud.

Here are some helpful tips for my friends who are on a diet:

• “Stop eating out, cook at home and you will lose weight. “

Would you not agree that there is more useful information on a Facebook page than in the daily news?

To prepare for summer:

• “These things you learned as a kid – never hit a cow patty on a hot day. “

And here’s another one:

• “I’d rather live on a farm in the middle of nowhere than a big house in the city.

Here are some great tips as well:

• “Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for that person. “

• “When God made daughters, he gave me the best;

And he really did!

• “A society grows when old people plant trees in the shade of which they know they will never sit down. – Greek proverb

• “Life is a flower whose love is honey.” – Victor Hugo

• “Friends are those rare people who ask you how you are doing and then wait for an answer. “

I love this one, and I always remember this tip:

• It is “much better to light the candle than to curse the darkness”. – William L. Watkinson

Amen.

Lloyd “Pete” Waters is a resident of Sharpsburg who writes for The Herald-Mail.