Your "philosophy of life" statements

[scho63]

1. Don't send an email, text or response in anger. Rarely the correct answer and usually works against you.
2. Save money and invest, save money and invest, save money and invest. Your retirement will be here before you know it and it won't be good without money.
3. Moderation is usually a good decision.
4. Don't stay in a job you hate.
5. Don't marry for companionship or fear of being alone.
6. Be a parent, not your kids "best friends." They have kids their own age for that.
7. Stop and smell the flowers along the way. If you keep waiting for the perfect opportunity to do something, it may never arrive.
8. Don't let the perfect stop you from the good.
9. Learn from your mistakes or you will prove you are an idiot over and over. We ALL makes mistakes, just don't repeat them or worse yet, make a fatal one you can't overcome.
10. Take care of you and your health FIRST. It gets exponentially harder every decade that passes and then every few years in your 60s and beyond.
11. You can't take it all with you. The coffin is only so big. Stop collecting shit you don't really need.
12. Be nice to everyone; the mailman, the garbage collector, hotel maids, your plumber, the landscaper. It really works well.
13. Give some of your time or money to help someone. Great feeling and people really do appreciate it.
14. Take your time and do things right the first time. Haste does make waste.
15. Never settle. Do what makes you happy as you got just one life to live.
16. Don't hold grudges or be bitter. Just a big waste of time, energy and mental stress.
17. Do something special for yourself from tome to time. A day at a spa, mini road trip, an extravagant purchase.
18. Cars, boats and RVs are money pits
Don't waste too much or any money on them.
19. Debt is bad. Less of it is better
20. Travel the World. It opens you up to new cultures, people and ideas. It absolutely reduces prejudices in nearly all cases.

BONUS: Never, ever doubt Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

[Dartgod]

My dad always said when I was or on the verge of ****ing up, "What goes around, comes around". Which is loosely translated today to "**** around and find out".

[BWillie]

Don't beat up little kids unless their dad is smaller than you.

[TinyEvel]

Play with my dick, not my mind.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Play with my dick, not my mind.

[TwistedChief]

1/ Life is all about experiences.

2/ If it's worth being done, it's worth being done right.

3/ Often times the worst thing that happens is they say "no."

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Play with my dick, not my mind.

I have met you and I respect you. Don't be BWillie on this one.

(I am not implying that this is a serious conversation, because it clearly is not. But you're better than this after your journeys through the advertising world. Be that wisdom guy and share real shit you've learned along with the funnies.)

[TinyEvel]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

I have met you and I respect you. Don't be BWillie on this one.

(I am not implying that this is a serious conversation, because it clearly is not. But you're better than this after your journeys through the advertising world. Be that wisdom guy and share real shit you've learned along with the funnies.)

Thanks Bob Dole.

1: Have fun and make a difference.

2: Life is a comedy, not a drama. (I've had trouble keeping this in mind lately)

3: Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

4: Friends and relationships are the greatest asset in this world. Find people you can feel safe to be yourself around and who you can confide in.

Love your kids unconditionally, they may not do the things you expect them to, they have their own will and dreams that are likely different than what you imagined for them.

IMO great parenting is seeing the world through their eyes, not making them see it through yours.

I truly appreciate what Bob Dole said calling me out for being a joker in my firs post. You've pointed out something that has been a characteristic my whole life: trying to make people laugh -- which I think is a good trait but sometimes I forego the opportunity to be sincere and go for the gag. Fine in an anonymous message board, terrible if you're a parent or boss.

Stay grateful no matter what -- the good and the bad, there's always someone going through worse. Live like these are the good times. 30 years from now you'll wish you were able to do the things you can do right now.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Thanks Bob Dole.

1: Have fun and make a difference.

2: Life is a comedy, not a drama. (I've had trouble keeping this in mind lately)

3: Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

4: Friends and relationships are the greatest asset in this world. Find people you can feel safe to be yourself around and who you can confide in.

Love your kids unconditionally, they may not do the things you expect them to, they have their own will and dreams that are likely different than what you imagined for them.

IMO great parenting is seeing the world through their eyes, not making them see it through yours.

I truly appreciate what Bob Dole said calling me out for being a joker in my firs post. You've pointed out something that has been a characteristic my whole life: trying to make people laugh -- which I think is a good trait but sometimes I forego the opportunity to be sincere and go for the gag. Fine in an anonymous message board, terrible if you're a parent or boss.

Stay grateful no matter what -- the good and the bad, there's always someone going through worse. Live like these are the good times. 30 years from now you'll wish you were able to do the things you can do right now.

Thank you for coming back and being real. I think I'm still a little rocked by Joe's death and the realization of my own mortality. This place has been my primary social interaction for over 20 years, I've met a lot of you. I enjoyed the company of many who post here. It's mostly goof-off fun and games and silly insults. It's more entertaining than most television.

But I think there is always an opportunity to learn something along the way.

And if you feel like you've learned something in life, you should probably share it. If you have children, that should be a given. If you don't have kids, you should just try to connect with as many people as you can before you expire and share what you've learned. Otherwise, what's the point?

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

If you don't have kids, you should just try to connect with as many people as you can before you expire and share what you've learned. Otherwise, what's the point?

This is the most difficult thing on earth.

Not cold fusion, not clean energy, not long distance space travel, not feeding the poor. It is impossible to pass knowledge effectively from one generation to the next.

By the time you have earned the trust, respect, and attention of the younger generation the lessons needed and mistakes that could have been avoided have already occurred.

[BWillie]

Thats not the strippers real name.

[Wallcrawler]

Bruises fade, broken bones mend, but madness is everlasting.

[phisherman]

"It takes all kinds"

"Better out than in"

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by phisherman

"Better out than in"

Unless belly buttons...

[BWillie]

Don't ever meet up with a chick who just has a face pic online. Well you can but just make sure you take her to a buffet.