Still More Words To Live By

1. Call your parents once a week.

2. Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see. Don't take this literally, of course. The point is that things aren't always as they seem, including how you see them or what someone else tells you. It's like in elementary school when the teacher lines ten kids up in a row, whispers a sentence to the kid at one end, and tells him to pass it on. When the last kid repeats the sentence, it's often very different than when it started out. I feel the need to apply this thought to the Bible, but I'm not going to touch that one.

3. When you take a quiz or test, always double check your work. When you write something - a letter, email, or note to someone - proofread it.

4. Speaking of writing a letter, write one a week to someone you don't see that often. By letter, I mean with a pen and a piece of paper, that you then put a stamp on and place in the "snail mail." No way of communication shows more interest in someone and more class than a hand-written letter.

5. Never be afraid to say you're sorry. It doesn't mean you're weak; on the contrary, it shows that you're strong enough to admit a mistake and own up to it.

6. Don't ever wear a "wife-beater" tank top unless you cover it up with a shirt, you're in a body-building contest, or you're a woman and you put in on over a bikini. This especially applies if you're a guy and you have big biceps and a tatoo around one of them. You think you're cool; the rest of us don't care.

7. No matter who you are or what country you're from, please take a shower once a day. It's okay to go two days without taking one if you're sick, but otherwise, keep your BO inside your B.

8. Speaking of personal hygiene, if you're a woman, thank you for shaving your legs and underarms. If you're a man, thank you for trimming your ear and nose hair.

9. If you've decided to break up with someone, think twice about it. Is not being with that person worth more to you than being with that person? If you still decide to break up, then do it in person. Nothing shows less class than not breaking up with someone in person. You might as well tell your soon-to-be-ex "other" that you never really cared for them or that you were only in it for the sex.

10. If you're approaching a red light and someone is trying to enter your lane from a side street, stop and let them in. You're not going to be late for anything - you have to wait anyway - and you just put a smile on that person's face.