What I've Learned

 

Usually, I write a reflective post around my birthday so everyone can soak in all of my wisdom. I won't be able to do it this year because I'll be out of town.


Some people are bad. Some people are good. Most of us are in between. 

Gossip is bad, but sometimes it is true.

Don't worry about how much money other people make and what they spend it on. They make what they make and they spend what they spend.  It doesn't concern you. 

Mind your own business.

You don't know everybody's motivations at first. But soon it will become apparent.

Laugh at yourself. Learn how to take a joke. 

Marriage is the greatest thing in the world if you are married to the right person.

In a divorce, no one ever thinks about the friends of the divorced couple.

When dogs look at you in the eyes they are trying to communicate their love and trust for you.  When cats look at you, they are trying to communicate their utter disgust for you. 

If anything can go wrong, it will, usually at the worst possible time.

Just remember, it could be worse. 

Pay attention to the tires on your car. Tires are very expensive.

If wishes and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas. It is a good idea to look over the past and realize what went wrong and what you should have done differently, but just don't get trapped in it. 

You can't please everyone, Ricky Nelson said. He was right.

Somewhere, somehow, along the way, we have lost the ability to laugh.

At one special time, Kris Kristofferson was the best songwriter on the planet. 

I haven't met a lot of my heroes, but I did make Lewis Grizzard laugh one time so that counts for something. 

The Baseball Hall Of Fame is totally whack simply because Dale Murphy is not in it. 

The fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide football fans are the most dedicated fans on earth. They are also the most insane.

How you treat a waiter/waitress says a lot about you. 

Respect everyone's religious differences but remember they probably won't respect yours.

Your mom and dad did the best they could with what they had. 

In the long run, it doesn't matter where you graduate from college. 

A lot of smart people have never stepped foot inside a college classroom. 

 A lot of smart people disagree with you.

A lot of dumb people agree with you.

My mother told me two things:  "Don't be so smart" and "Don't be so ugly". That's the way we like 'em in the South: dumb and pretty. 

If you want to save money, learn how to do something with your hands. Or you can be klutz like me and have to pay for it.  But it saves you some time.