Your Call

As most of my loyal Blogollowers (if you’re reading this you are a Blogollower- I just made it up ☺) know I don’t write too many serious blogs. I mean my main objective is to poke fun at people or myself, make light of life, question stupid things I see on TV or in reality, and bring some smiles and laughs to my readers. If you can’t laugh and smile about things then you’re destined to be a depressed person.

With that in mind, here are some things to keep in mind that are important. I guess they are, I don't know, read them if you want. The important things besides laughing (I made this up, if they sound like something copied then maybe I heard it somewhere, but for the most part this is my advice off the top of my square head):

Enjoy your life. Work hard, make money, but keep things in perspective.

Own a Dog. You’ll learn more about loyalty and compassion than you’ll ever know.

It’s OK to disagree with people. It’s OK to disagree with your spouse and/or your friends.

Have quality friends that you can count on. Quality. Not quantity. 1-2 friends is just fine. Be a good friend to others, and you’ll have friends for a lifetime. Facebook friends aren’t always ‘real’ friends. Sorry.

Look people in the eye when you’re talking to them. Listen first before speaking and if someone is dealing with something important try not to interject with a story about yourself that you think might be helpful. Sometimes people just want to be heard. (I'm not always very good at this but I'm learning)

Floss. You’ll feel cleaner. Your call though.

Exercise if you want to. Don’t exercise if you don’t want to. Your call.

Eat what you want, when you want. If you do this in moderation you’ll probably be OK. If you eat a lot of crap, you’ll be overweight. But, it’s Your call.

Do dogs watch TV? And do dogs recognize other dogs on the TV? Yes. And Yes. My dog Molly is proof. I have video/pics to prove it.

Get a physical when you’re in your 30’s.

Cigarettes can kill you. But my Aunt is in her late 60’s and has been smoking 2 packs a day for 50 years. So, yes they can kill you, but this is what the S.G. should be saying….Cigarettes will add to your buzz when you’re drunk. They’ll make your fingers stink. They’ll be pricy as the years go by. They could eventually kill you, but so could a car accident. Good luck with smoking. We wish you the best. Smoking..Your call.

Tan if you feel like making your skin darker. It’s not very good for you and will eventually make you look older. Ladies, if you’re good looking you’ll be good looking pale or tan. If you live in a desert tanning is free for you; you don’t need to pay for it.

Grow a garden. It’s pretty cool when tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and peaches start growing. Seriously, it’s easy, and will bring you a lot of pleasure. Not sure why, but if you need gardening tips please call me. Or, look it up on the internet. Your call.

Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Mountain Dew are great drinks with zero calories if you’re trying to cut back on those. But again, Your call.

Read books. You’ll gain knowledge. Amazing.

Tell your spouse, family, and friends you ‘love them’ and don’t be afraid to give hugs. Don’t be a hard ass when it comes to those things. Not worth it.

Encourage young people to work hard, we live in a society of lazy people. Youngins need the encouragement.

Go a day w/o your cell phone. It will really show you the power of dependency on a 4X1 inch piece of plastic. It’s scary. I’ve done it before but it was because my phone got wet. I was ashamed of myself but that leads me to…
Accept your faults, learn from them, move on.

Don’t get married before 25. Statistics aren’t in your favor.

Write a letter to a stranger. If they write back, then good for you, it’ll be something in the mail that’s not a bill.

If you want to keep your grass green water it. Aerate it once a year. Fertilize 4 times a year. Mow when necessary.

Respect old people. They’ve earned it.

Compromising is better than fighting.

Pray. Talk to God. He listens.

Own your vehicles outright. If you can avoid having a car payment then don’t have one! On average Americans only keep their cars for 3.8 years while financing them for 5.5 years. Translation: we always have a car payment. Car payments will keep you broke. Avoid them.

Don’t be too critical of people. Forgive. Be confident. But be humble, forgive if you feel it’s deserved, and be critical when it can help someone.

If you’re comfortable wearing jogging pants, then wear them! Just remember though, you live in a world with a lot of other people, so dress how you want to be perceived. And unfortunately, there’s nothing cool about jogging pants.
(And very rarely will you see a successful C.E.O., president, manager, etc. with a lip ring or African earlobes or neck tattoos, so remember that)

Don’t be impressed or disappointed with your weather man. He’s basically telling you the history of the weather on a specific day based on data collected on that day in that region for the last 200 years or whatever. So, if there’s a 70% chance of rain on September 17th, 2011 then it’s probably because on the history of Sept. 17th’s it’s rained on that day 70% of the time. It’s not rocket science.

Most doctors are well-educated guessers. How many times have you gone to the doctor and the doc says.. “um, well, it could be a few things…” Well, you’d think he’d be able to narrow it down for the 150 bucks an hour he’s getting. Just keep that in mind the next time you’re at the doctor. They try their best.

Drink lots of water. Keeps the skin nice. And clears out the ‘ol system.

A high percentage of women who commit suicide have had breast augmentation. Sad, but it's true. Be happy with what ya got. Or enhance. Your call.

Don’t pay someone to do something you can do yourself.

Don’t ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do for them.

Be unique.

Change can be good.

Stereotypes are often true.

Smile. Cry. Yell sometimes. Love. Be happy. Say hello, say goodnight.

Your Call...