While doing some research on an upcoming book project, I was looking through some 1930s era newspapers. One theater proudly advertised, Coming Distractions! I don’t know if that was a typo, or if they were indeed offering people distractions from the Great Depression.
Either way, now seems like a good time to provide some distractions from the relentless parade of bad news that engulfs our lives in 2020. Heard enough about the pandemic? Tired of reading about protests? Had it up to here with politics? Well then, sit back, relax, and enjoy my latest collection of Facebook flubs and AutoCorrect blunders. You can blame these on technology, or a lack of education. I’m not pointing fingers, I’m just looking for distractions. (My wise guy comments are in parentheses.)
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David Carroll, a Chattanooga news anchor, is the author of Volunteer Bama Dawg, available on his website, ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. You may contact him at radiotv2020@yahoo.com, or 900 Whitehall Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
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