MEEKER | “I wasn’t born yesterday, you know.” Each time I hear someone say these words or a facsimile, I want to say, “I know, you keep telling us that!” However, I restrain myself.

These days when I hear people use such an old folksy expression that asserts the rest of us to listen, I cringe. Whatever the subject, it doesn’t do much to change anyone’s viewpoint. Gone are the days when one’s…

