We all should be more like Homer Simpson.

Now, I know Homer is a fat, bald cartoon character, but hear me out. It is the Homers of this world that do far, far more for world peace and prosperity than anybody else.

Look at Homer in his power plant. Does he do much? No, of course. Every day he eats his donut, and every day he proactively avoids triggering a nuclear meltdown.

Other people cause nuclear troubles. Homer doesn’t. It is his incessant devotion to inactivity that makes him the safest nuclear operator in Springfield, and possibly the whole Eastern Seaboard.

Besides this, Homer raised a family — a hard task to do for anyone, much less a fat, bald cartoon character — and keeps them well-fed and with a roof over their heads.

We should admire the Homers of the world, the benchwarme

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