Friday, March 7, 2008

Rules To Live By


I'm definitely getting older. My baby's birthday is today. Jessica Ellen Newell is 13 years old!! Happy Birthday, Jessi!! You will always be my favorite red-headed child (inside joke).

A co-worker sent me the following list of rules to live by. I thought they were cute, so I decided to put them here instead of filling the universal in basket with junk mail.

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. A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
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 checks.
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 muffin 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 is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
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 refrigerator.
24. Someone who thinks logically provides nice contrast to the real world.
25. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.
26. If you had to identify in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved 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 will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
34. 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.
35. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that deep down inside, we ALL believe we are good drivers.
36. Your friends love you anyway
37. Remember to pillage *BEFORE* you burn.

And finally, with apologies to Jimmy Buffett, I note the following: "I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck."

4 comments:

Jen Whisonant said...

Happy Birthday, Jessi~~hope your card made it with 13 "gifts" inside.

@E-diddy --- #36 is always true, always.

Our love to all~~~

Jen said...

34 is my favorite!

happy birthday, jessica!

Rick & Cindy Shideler said...

Happy B'day Girl!! I mean Woman!! So the Newell's have 4 teenagers in the house now. Yes, I'm counting Evans too. #36 to you bro..

Anonymous said...

15 and 30 are my definite favs!! I woke up yesterday morning the mother of a 20 year old. I think I'm having issues with that......hope your Jess had an awesome birthday.
Amanda