Alva Review-Courier -

I watch more television than anyone should! But, while engaged in this often-mindless activity, however, I try to save my sanity by ignoring the commercials which are usually silly or stupid, or both!

The insurance ads (except for GEICO) are the worst – and getting worse. The food commercials are almost as bad. Ads for other products are sometimes informative but frequently are not.

And then there are the celebrity endorsers – and I wonder: why? Am I supposed to buy the insurance that Shaquille O’Neal is selling? Or the insurance that Patrick Mahomes is selling? Or perhaps the insurance that J...