Reflections On Turning 50
1. Don't buy meat in a can. Even if it is a buck. Don't buy it. Trust me. 2. Listen more than you speak. Let other people mire themselves in the inextricable. Nod and say "I see". 3. Don't give up looking cool. Unless you are trying to look cool. Give that up. 4. When a server in a high-end restaurant asks if you want an appetizer, say yes. When they ask if want an entree, say no. When they ask you if you would like dessert, say "I see". When they present the bill, react to the cheque with a classic spit take. Oh yes -- and never go back there again. 5. Keep working to sculpt your body. Fret about your chicken wing arms. Shame youngsters in a push-up competition. Shame youngsters period. 6. Let crap go. By crap I mean empties, old floss, lint, grudges, Haywire ticket stubs, old yogurt containers. You'll never use them, especially the Haywire ticket stubs. 7. Love one another as I have loved you. No, I didn't come up ...