A Younger Replacement for Andy Rooney?

It seems that we will always have curmudgeons. Now that Andy Rooney is one step from the grave, how about Richard Cohen? He can be the replacement old man who complains constantly, about a variety of things, in an incoherent way.

A BlackBerry is of limited utility. You cannot have a hearty family breakfast with everyone gathered around the BlackBerry. But with a good newspaper, the president could read the hard-news section, the first lady could adhere to gender orthodoxy and read the softer sections, and the kids could chuckle at the comics. Just as in the old movies, papa could explain things, like what’s the purpose of NATO anymore. (I’m dying to know this myself.) Not all newspapers have comic sections, but even those that don’t usually have sports pages and business columns.

Someone really ought to tell Cohen that the stereotype of the old person who is befuddled and suspicious about technology is G-O-N-E.

Maybe that someone should be me.

Back on the Computer

I've been mainly using my Blackberry for the past several days. Today, at my daughter's house, I finally have access to a computer. It is nice to have a full keyboard. For short bursts, a Blackberry is OK. but, for extended times, you need to get a larger setup.

The political news is not consuming my full attention right now. Until Obama is officially in, all the buzz is just -- air (not unlike a lot of his platform). Once he takes office, I'll see what happens, and comment on it. That's in contrast to the left, who spent most of their time emoting on the POSSIBLE, WIDELY IMAGINED, PROBABLY HORRIBLE POTENTIALLY, MAYBE, NOT TOTALLY WONDERFUL, BUT - OF COURSE - IF SUGGESTED BY A MODERATE REPUBLICAN - SOLELY DESIGNED TO BRING ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD works of the Bush administration.

That exhausted me just writing it.