- To judge people by their actions not so much by what they say
- To treat animals with kindness
- To respect people's privacy. Knock before entering. Don't go through people's stuff
- Ask before borrowing
- NEVER burn bridges
- Fess up if I break or lose something belonging to someone else
- How to cook spaghetti, pancakes, hamburgers, hotdogs, eggs and bacon
- How to sew simple stuff (buttons, tears, etc.)
- How to perform first aid on bad cuts (I had quite a few growing up)
- How to remove my own stitches
- Stay calm under pressure
- How to set the timing on a 1968 Ford Mustang the "old way"
- What someone does in life has no relation to how important they are as a human being
- Everyone is an expert at something, and a complete dumb ass at many other things
- To appreciate the story in everything
- To appreciate Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, ELP, Yes, as well as Bach, Mozart, Zappa, Mickey Hart and Airto
- Read books (I'm still playing catch-up)
- You will always need something the day after you've thrown it away
- Never make promises you cannot keep
- Follow through on the promises you make
- Scary looking people are usually not scary inside
- History is not dull. Textbooks are dull
- People who don't pay for things have no value for those things
- You have to learn about pain and happiness yourself. No one can teach them to you
- Don't yell from the next room. Come over and ask in a normal voice
- Don't answer someone yelling from the next room until they come over and ask in a normal voice
- Beauty and Kindness are rare in life because it makes you appreciate them more
- It always feels better to earn something
- Don't make fun of other people. You don't know what they feel inside
- Defend yourself. No one else will
- How to remove a Tick
- Drink water before you go out to work in the heat
- How to solder electrical connections
- How to read the PDR and Goodman & Gilman's books
- Hugs are important
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Things My Mother Taught Me
Posted on 05:15 by Unknown
Today would have been my mom's 83rd birthday. She died at 69 unfortunately, but I think of her almost every day and pause every June 30th to think of something from way back in the brain vault to make me smile. This year I thought I'd compile a list of things she taught me. Not just implicitly or infusively, but actually taught me in some way or another.
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