Explore why 'Dumb Could Be the New Smart' as Joe delves into the bliss of ignorance and how embracing 'Dumb' can lead to a happier life.

I was on the front porch when you drove by and I waved, preparing for February’s big event, Valentine’s Day, a delicate balancing act involving the one person you’re legally permitted to be romantic with, yet that same person may verbally explode about how you load the dishwasher. Love is a many splendored thing --- mostly. In the beginning you’re both young and attractive, you’re the sales showroom model with the latest accessories, shining chrome, and perfectly matched tire

I was on the front porch when you drove by and I waved, having earlier poured some coffee an inch to the right of my cup and I blame it on an interview I heard on our TV in the next room. The hosts of the show, husband and wife, were interviewing an actress about her upcoming marriage and regarding her fiancé the actress gushed “He’s a fantastic man!”Whoa! There are no fantastic men. Sorry ladies, if you’re thinking of dating, marrying, or coming within 15 feet of a man, keep

I was on the front porch when you drove by and I waved having been chased all week by small joys, like the wonderful singing of “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” at church Sunday, the happiness at 7:30 a.m. of little children in a school bus on Davie Avenue, the euphoria of a baby given his milk bottle in the waiting room of my ophthalmologist, and lunch with a friend, a brother by another mother, as we reminisced about growing up on a farm.