Saturday, March 17, 2007

Stuff you should know by now...

A friend of mine shared this with me. Thought I should pass it on...

STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW:


1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. Don’t worry about what people think, they don’t do it very often.

3. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.

4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.

6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.

12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.

13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

16. A balanced diet is a biscuit in each hand.

17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

19. Junk is something you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

20. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy fridge.

24. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.

25. It’s not the jeans that make your bum look fat.

26. If you had to identify, in 1 word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, & never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings”.

27. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness”.

28. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

29. You should not confuse your career with your life.

30. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

31. Never lick a steak knife.

32. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

33. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Past, Present, Future

It was a time of trials, a time of many doubts. Present was confused. Scared. Lost. She had to find her way to where destiny led. Alone, afraid, she did not know what to do.

She looked to Past, Past offered her the comfort of familiarity. Past offered memories of things once were; familiarity as reassuring as a much loved old blanket. Past promised to take care of Present, to make sure that everything was alright by paving the way for Present. Past said it would lead the way.

But Past could only go so far.

Past could not step into the present, although Past had affected Present so much. Moulded her, shaped her into what she was now; the Professor Higgins to her Eliza Doolittle.

Present was at loss. She longed for the solace of the known. Present was stuck on Past, clouded by the need for Past's reassuring presence. But Past remained in the past.

Future loved Present. But Present was afraid of the unknown - afraid of Future. Did she deserve all this? Future had so much to offer, anything was possible. Future could give her anything she wanted, fulfil all her fantastical dreams and whimsy wishes. Future offered possibilities, endless opportunities. All Present had to do was to accept. And believe. Future promised to take care of Present, but could only do so if she takes care of herself first.

So there it was, the fork in the road. One led to Past, the other to Future.

Present had to choose. She could choose the reassuring presence of Past… or she could choose to embrace Future with all the endless prospects.

Present looked to Past. And then to Future. She took a few steps back to Past, it was so tempting to cling on to what was familiar. But Present knew, deep down, that Future was better for her. And though uncertain of what might be, she bade farewell to Past, turned around, and ran towards Future…

But did they live happily ever after?

Who knows? Past could only do so much. It's now up to Present… and Future.

Well, if you could sneak a peek into the last chapter in the book of your life, would you?