Points to ponder … but not for long

“It seems that everywhere you go these days, cell phones are ubiquitous. They’re even small enough now to fit in the ear — which has given rise to the phenomenon of people walking down the street talking, seemingly, to themselves. Considering all that, it’s hard to believe that the first cellular phone weighed a full 2 pounds.

“On average, men spend a total of five months over the course of their lives just shaving.

“ Are fish smarter than people? In some respects, it seems, that may be true. The gurnard, a fish found in Florida, grunts when a thunderstorm is brewing. That may not seem like much, but locals say the fish are more reliable predictors of storms than meteorologists. I wonder, though: How do you hear a fish grunt?

“ It was Andre Maurois who made the following sage observation: “The only thing that experience teaches us is that experience teaches us nothing.”

“Here’s a tidbit for golf aficionados: Before 1850, golf balls were made of leather and stuffed with feathers.

“Thought for the Day: “Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” — William Saroyan