A search for the wisdom of the ages ...

I rise each morning and go in search of the wisdom of the ages --- on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Yes, I know .... But it's kinda fun.

This morning, for example, I learned (according to Facebook friends) about the dire explosive potential of a container of hand sanitizer left on the front seat of any vehicle on a hot summer day.

Of course there are no known instances of a container of hand sanitizer exploding under those circumstances. But do you really want to spoil the fun by sharing that clarification?

My favorite fun fact yesterday involved the deadly potential of raw onions --- it's the raw onion, I learned, that will give you food poisoning if you decide to eat a serving of potato salad left to cure on a picnic table for several hours on a hot day. Never mind that such a claim is nonsense, although well-cured potato salad very well may make you sick. Just not the onions in it.

I couldn't resist a response to that one, but it was my only politically motivated response of the day.

The wisdom incorporated in the little graphic, upper left here, probably is worth paying attention to, however.

I'm not sure many social media users are aware of just how revealing their posts are. And if you decide to respond, how much the nature of your response says about you.

I generally limit myself to one response a day, if that --- and try to phrase that response as graciously as possible. But that's primarily because my well of graciousness is relatively shallow. I admire folks willing to debate issues online who manage to keep their cool, drawing from deep wells of knowledge and patience.

I love the social media --- they're free-admission human zoos where you can view the quirks and characteristics of the human animal safely caged and at a distance. And I do appreciate fresh and innovative nuttiness --- so keep those conspiracy theories and skewed lists of falsehoods coming. I will judge you, but will comment only now and then.