Mama Always ~ L.A. Brown, Author

I've heard that saying, or variations of that saying most all of my life. I think that I heard it most in the seventies when my ability to shop on my own came into being. As a kid, I remember that my dad always did the grocery shopping. I don't remember much, but he was and still is, to some extent, into value shopping....i.e., the biggest bang for your buck. Nowadays, this is not so much the case as he is really trying to buy more Made in U.S.A. products than not, so now I suppose he comparison shops when it comes to where stuff comes from and then the value after that. I guess we can all benefit from "comparison shopping" not only in our grocery shopping trips but also in our daily decisions in life. Think about this for a minute, folks. Say you're going to be upgrading your t.v. to a flat screen because (mama says) you need more room (of course, you need to admit it guys, this idea really floats your boat because now you can watch football, baseball, NASCAR...

It's true...common sense has taken a hike and has gotten lost somewhere. Last time I saw it was in the 60's, but even then it had a tendency to get lost at times. I mean, seriously folks, we've totally lost touch with common sense and from what I can tell, it rarely comes back to visit except to a very choice few. Let's look at the logic of common sense. Common sense and logic says that if you drive the wrong way on a one way street, at best you meet someone going the right way and not only do they point out to you the error of your ways, but they point you in the right direction, sometimes with something other than the index finger. At worst, you end up in a nasty accident that gets you or the other driver hurt or, Heaven forbid, killed. That's common sense. I would hope that most of us use common sense in that area, but when I turn on the news or look at my local news here on the net, I still find that some folks refuse to visit common sense and get themselves o...