I'm currently reading DUMBTH: The Lost Art of Thinking, by Steve Allen. The premise is that Americans have by and large given up (or perhaps never been taught) how to use the logical facilities they are born with. Sadly, Mr. Allen is no longer with us, but I'm sure he would be taken back by the current sad state of affairs in our political climate. One can only imagine what Mencken would have thought of the situation?

If Steverino were around I'd love to tell him about some of the patrons we have here at the Library. Here in Queens folks have to have a 'PIN' number in order to log into their library account. You are allowed to choose any four numbers for that purpose. Would you like to know how many each day choose "1,2,3,4,"? I'm constantly reminded of the scene in Mel Brook's SPACEBALLS.