The Idle American

My grandkids might understandably say of me, “Oh, Poppy, you are so yesterday.” And they are so right, clearly on target if they encase me with the “day before yesterday” crowd. Whatever, they often kid me about needless effort expended in simple written communication. For example, I frequently scrawl the word “okay.” They assure me that “K” works just as well for them. They—with fingers and…