Please read this...Dumb questions: This week, we've got 'em
<p class="p1">Once again, in the interest of wasting as much of your time as possible, I'm going to offer you some very important questions to ponder.</p><p class="p1">Why do otherwise sensible people believe everything that they see on the Internet?</p><p class="p1">Why do people, except for me, do stupid things? (I asked Google that very question. There were 204 MILLION results listed.)</p><p class="p1">Speaking of email, why do I keep receiving electronic messages from Russian women named Natalia and Valentina and Emily? (I didn't even know there was anybody named Emily in Russia. Emily is not a Russian name.)</p><p class="p1">And while we're on email: Why do I receive 40 or 50 or 60 or 10,000 useless email messages every day? </p><p class="p1">How is it possible to cut one's finger while washing an empty yogurt container? Twice. Well, technically, it's not yogurt. It's a cultured milk product.</p><p class="p1">Where does dust come from? And why does it all collect under my dining room table? (This is not a comment about a failure in housekeeping. It's simply what happens.)</p><p class="p1">Why can't I find something when it's right in front of me? (Seriously. I'm a guy. I have that problem. Ask The Other Half.)</p><p class="p1">Why don't I like change? (Actually, I do. I'd much, much, much rather use my laptop than one of those old-fangled electric typewriters.)</p><p class="p1">Why is there any doubt, whatsoever, that "Person of Interest" should come back for another season?</p><p class="p1">Given that I grew up in a strongly Republican household, should I run for president, too?</p><p class="p1">Why do people think that we intentionally make mistakes in the newspaper? We du knot dew htat. (Hey, you try to intentionally type a typo. It's not as easy as you might think.)</p><p class="p1">Why do people use exclamation marks for simple statements like: My cat ate too much food too fast and upchucked all over our brand new rug! (And, shouldn't there have been a question mark someplace in the preceding sentence/sentences?)</p><p class="p1">When was the last time that you saw an ugly kitten?</p><p class="p1">Why do we care about the birth of the latest member of the royal family in Great Britain? (OK. I get it. Babies are cute. So are kittens. We sent the British packing sometime back in the days before the Internet and email. We sent them away because they were irritating.)</p><p class="p1">Why do people seem to think that public highways are actually for use by the motoring public, especially when I am attempting to walk on one those highways? Related question: Why am I walking on a public highway? </p><p class="p1">Why do people insist on tailgating? There's a whole universe out there for traveling. Do you really need to be that close to the vehicle in front of you?</p><p class="p1">Why do a lot of the meetings that I attend last so long?</p><p class="p1">Why are there so many people who take 1,000 words to say what could be said in, oh, fewer than 10?</p><p class="p1">Why don't some people like vegetables? Especially Brussels sprouts. I like Brussels sprouts.</p><p class="p1">Why is apiary about bees, instead of apes? </p><p class="p1">Will the St. Louis Blues ever win a Stanley Cup?</p><p class="p1">Why don't I like going to yard sales?</p><p class="p1">Why are women smarter than men?</p><p class="p1">Has anybody actually determined why the chicken crossed the road?</p><p class="p1">Why do so many people think that all of the music from the 1960s was great? (It wasn't.)</p><p class="p1">Should I care if the Rams move back to Los Angeles? While they're at it – why don't they just move all the way back to Cleveland?</p><p class="p1">Who came up with the word "attendee"? Why is it even a word?</p><p class="p1">Why did I hear The Bangles' song "Manic Monday" when I dialed a cell phone number last Friday morning?</p><p class="p1">Why do so many people want black and white answers to questions, when, sometimes, only gray will do?</p><p class="p1">Why do people ask so many dumb questions?</p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p2"> </p>