Approximately fifteen years ago, my granddaughter opened a Facebook account for me with the comment, “Bawpaw, you’re going to get old foggy if you don’t get on Facebook.” Within a few weeks I had over a thousand Facebook friends. That list has now grown to several thousand, plus I have added memberships in other social media. I find it not only a good way to stay in touch with a lot of friends, former students, colleagues, neighbors, classmates, but a good monitor of current events and opinions. The sad feature is reading comments from folks who know so little about their subject. I’ve seen it repeated many times, especially in recent days – someone posts a comment, and others jump on board with opinions. They never let their lack of knowledge stop them. While reading social media opinions, I often remember three of my favorite quotes. The first is attributed to Abraham Lincoln, with a similar version attributed to Mark Twain – “Better to remain silent than to speak and reveal ignorance.” Twain’s version is – “It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.” The second quote is from Plato – “A wise man speaks when something needs to be said. A fool speaks when he needs to say something.” The third favorite quote is from the writer of Proverbs (especially from a paraphrased version) who said, “Even dunces who keep quiet are thought to be wise; as long as they keep their mouths shut, they’re smart” (Proverbs 17:28,The Message). Think at least twice before offering an opinion, especially when you lack all the facts.