It is not that ignorance is so bad; it is just so inconvenient. Case in point. A while back, I found in the mail coupons for two free nights in Daytona Beach.

“Look, my dear,” I squealed, with delight to my wife, “We have two free nights in Daytona Beach.” Immediately we checked our calendars and selected a time when we could take advantage of our windfall, without running into all those spring-breakers at the beach.

Personally, I am not too crazy about Daytona Beach. I am crazy about free. Consulting the parsonage exchequer, we could afford free. Upon leaving the house, all I could do was hum a tune, “Two Whole Nights at the Beach …” Before I finished, my wife suggested I quit humming.

Of course, with her suggestions always comes the phrase, “And if you don’t I’ll …” Well, you know the rest. I took her suggestion, but I was humming on the inside. Read More→