ways to be cool
1 Comments Published by Dave Terry on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 2/27/2009 08:18:00 AM.
Over at Notebookism.com they posted a page of someone’s notebook: "Ways To Be Cool"Don’t know where they found this, or why they posted it, but it got me to thinking that I wish I'd seen this list long ago.
Here I've been agonizing throughout life never realizing WHY I'm not cool. At least now I know. I wonder if it’s too late to start on this list? Should I start at the top? Or maybe do one of the easier items on the list first?
I also wonder if I’m cool just doing a few of the items on the list?
You know, I could start out with a leather jacket, helmet and a motorcycle but do the Mohawk thing next week. Of course, if I did have a Mohawk, how would anyone know until I got off the motorcycle and removed my helmet? Unless, of course, I rode without a helmet in a state that doesn’t require them, like in Florida. But then, if I didn’t have a helmet . . . that wouldn’t be cool.
I do have a few other questions, Where is Williamsburg? Is that where they speak European?
...dave
Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.
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Madoff is just not a good name for a guy you want to invest with.
I mean, if you were ill, would you go to see a Dr. Death?
Come on people! Madoff Investments? The name should tell you something. Couldn't you see it coming?
Seriously, 50 billion were invested over a 50 year period. That's incredible.
I heard an interview today on NPR of a woman who handn't a clue where the money was going. She just wanted to paint. So she invested enough so that she wouldn't have to work, she could just paint on her canvases. Now she want's to hang HIM on her wall.
The line at NPR was: Not just wealthy people invested with Madoff. They were using this woman as an example. I don't know, if all she's worried about is if she can afford another tube of paint, she doesn't seem the soup kitchen type to me.
It's not about maintaining your standard of life. It's about lowering your standard of living. That's what we'll all be doing in the next few years in order to survive. There's no other way.
But the thing most forget is that their identity is unconnected to the number of zeros after their bank account balance. Why do so many people get that wrong?
I'm thrilled to get rid of yet more stuff. I'd actually like to live far simplier than I currently do. (And already I've stopped wearing socks. You know, less washing, less water, less energy.)
I guess in a way, everybody who invested in 401k, stocks, and variable life insurance, have all played the fool. It's estimated that all told, people have lost 40% of their investments. I'm convinced it'll come back, but it won't be soon. It'll be a while.
So in view of that people, stop giving the thieves your money. Those people are just shadows of the real thing.
...dave
With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stock broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized. - Oscar Wilde
I mean, if you were ill, would you go to see a Dr. Death?
Come on people! Madoff Investments? The name should tell you something. Couldn't you see it coming?
Seriously, 50 billion were invested over a 50 year period. That's incredible.
I heard an interview today on NPR of a woman who handn't a clue where the money was going. She just wanted to paint. So she invested enough so that she wouldn't have to work, she could just paint on her canvases. Now she want's to hang HIM on her wall.
The line at NPR was: Not just wealthy people invested with Madoff. They were using this woman as an example. I don't know, if all she's worried about is if she can afford another tube of paint, she doesn't seem the soup kitchen type to me.
It's not about maintaining your standard of life. It's about lowering your standard of living. That's what we'll all be doing in the next few years in order to survive. There's no other way.
But the thing most forget is that their identity is unconnected to the number of zeros after their bank account balance. Why do so many people get that wrong?
I'm thrilled to get rid of yet more stuff. I'd actually like to live far simplier than I currently do. (And already I've stopped wearing socks. You know, less washing, less water, less energy.)
I guess in a way, everybody who invested in 401k, stocks, and variable life insurance, have all played the fool. It's estimated that all told, people have lost 40% of their investments. I'm convinced it'll come back, but it won't be soon. It'll be a while.
So in view of that people, stop giving the thieves your money. Those people are just shadows of the real thing.
...dave
With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stock broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized. - Oscar Wilde
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