Idle Bits Of Wisdom

[blacknblue]

Basic Advice #11: Another way of saying what some others have already said - If you own more than you can easily maintain without a headache, then you own too much shit.

Basic Advice #12: Abandoned buildings are deathtraps. Especially old factories and warehouses. If you can't clearly see into an area, ALWAYS assume the floor in that area is missing or rotted.

Basic Advice #13: If you are walking in the woods, and you accidentally stumble across a marijuana patch - RUN!

Basic Advice #14: Mark Twain was right. You really WILL spend more time regretting the things you did not do than the things you did.

[Linda]

Ah, Navigator! You reminded me of something else that is very important: the right tool in the right place. Like, uh, the tire pressure gauge belongs in the car, the boat doesn't need it. The life jacket goes on the boat, not left in the trunk of the car, LOL. But in a pinch, when the dock box is empty of the boat's oil, the boat can have a drink of the oil carried in the trunck for the car.

[blacknblue]

Ah, Navigator! You reminded me of something else that is very important: the right tool in the right place. Like, uh, the tire pressure gauge belongs in the car, the boat doesn't need it. The life jacket goes on the boat, not left in the trunk of the car, LOL. But in a pinch, when the dock box is empty of the boat's oil, the boat can have a drink of the oil carried in the trunck for the car.

Brilliant!

Basic Advice #15 (Courtesy of Linda): The right tool in the right place. The socket set does you no good on your workbench at home when you are broke down beside the road. The machete is useless hanging in the garage when you are five miles off the blacktop.

[Linda]

I guess I DO own too much shit. And it gives me a headache. But I love it, LOL! The boat is a big black hole I pour my money down. I knew that before I got it. So I have no right to gripe. But when I see my grandkids having fun sleeping over on it, learning to drive what could possibly be the biggest vehicle they ever handle, and standing on the bow competently handling the dock lines as the boat returns to the slip - the smile on my face makes the headache go away.

Thanks, BnB!

Another bit of wisdom: creativity does not live in a vacuum. We inspire each other to it. That goes for all things from fan fic to bits of wisdom!

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

#1 Don't waste your time associating with assholes online. You get enough of them in real life that you want to get away from, so why not escape from them in an environment that actually makes the task easy?

Why do you think I left TrekBBS!

And one related piece of advice:

Sometimes people are just assholes and there's very little you can do about it.

[evcake]

Do what brings you joy every chance you get.
What goes around comes around.

[Emberchyld]

In response to Elessar's post... one of the sexiest sentences that can be uttered by a guy: "Oh, don't worry about it, hon, I washed the dishes and vacuumed already."

And on a totally different tangent from that-- Rule #1 of engineering (they hand that out with the diploma): If all else fails, hit it. (lots of times it works, and if it doesn't, at least you'll feel better)

[evcake]

In response to Elessar's post... one of the sexiest sentences that can be uttered by a guy: "Oh, don't worry about it, hon, I washed the dishes and vacuumed already."

That's what my sister says.

[TPoptarts]

Okay I really don't have any bits of wisdom. I'm not wise and I guess my frelled up life experience doesn't count for anything.

[TSara]

"There will always be people who have more than we do — and less than we have. We need to be aware of what we have and be thankful for it.

Always say I love you- you never know when you might lose someone you care about.

[Linda]

T'Sara, you are so right. I lost a friend recently. And the last phone conversation I had with him from his hospital bed, HE said "I love you" to me. Somehow that takes a little of the bite out of the loss. Then, the last conversation I had with someone else who died recently was not so good. Not knowing this person had only two more weeks to live, I now have a regret that can never be resolved. Well, like in the Fusion episode where Trip warns Kov of regrets ... life imitates art which imitates life.

[justTripn]

Kids grow up fast. Go to all the soccer games you can before they are all over. And my new, upbeat motto for this new stage of life? Better late than pregnant. (I'm too tired to do it all again.)

[CoffeeCat]

Better late than pregnant.

I quite agree!

[blacknblue]

All... over... again...?



She said... do it all over again...!?!?!

[Distracted]

I'd do it again in a second. I was actually discussing the subject of having another baby with my daughters at lunch last Sunday. They thought it was a great idea. My husband was like BnB.