When Jim Lehrer passed away yesterday , the internet was aflame with adjectives. Jim Lehrer was "understated" and "thoughtful." People were "heartbroken." Lehrer was a man of "civility and integrity." ("Scaia, your understated good looks betray foolishness. Civility and integrity are nouns," you're hollering at your computer. And you're right to do it.) Judy Woodruff took his place at PBS NewsHour . She said he was a mentor, another noun. Lehrer founded the program in 1975 an

A few years ago, I learned I'm one of the smartest people on the planet. Mensa, you see, was holding its Annual Gathering in Fort Worth.