Over the years I have bemoaned the fact that plain common sense is on the verge of extinction.

I keep hoping it will be revived, but a lack of common sense actually seems to be getting worse. And it’s no respecter of age, race, education, etc. The most intelligent of human beings can literally have no common sense.

The latest example is a judge who ruled that the band at Brandon High School  in Mississippi could not participate in their high school’s Friday night games because their performance included the song “How Great Thou Art.”

Keep in mind the band plays music only, no words.

I can’t help but wonder how many people at the game would know what was being played, much less its significance. I confess. I am a music illiterate. If I played the old game “Name that Tune,” I would be embarrassed. I would like to think…