An Important Lesson from Larry King

When I was a younger man, I sometimes had to drive long distances -- between Macon and Pensacola, between Macon and South Bend, and some others scattered here and there. On late night radio, Larry King was the voice that would sometimes keep me from falling asleep at the wheel. He was a brilliant radio interviewer. I think he lost something of his effect when he went on CNN for his TV show, but that's another topic.

So anyway, when I saw a column -- What I've Learned -- by Larry, I read it with interest. One good reflection stood out first:

"I have two young boys. Ten and eleven. Three grown. A stepson. A house. When did it all happen? I'm still the nine-year-old kid walking into Ebbets Field."

Man, do I ever know that feeling. And I'll bet my Dad knows that feeling, too.

But that's not why I'm posting today. I'm posting because there was one other thing that Larry said that makes a lot of sense to me. It's not perfect, of course -- one can certainly argue the other side. But I like what he said anyway, and it's not a bad thing to consider from time to time. Here's what he said (remember he was a "talk"-show host):

"I never learned anything while I was talking."

Not bad, Larry.