Thanks, you know who…

These are not necessarily things my father actually taught me… just a list of good to know type things that were passed from one generation to another.

• The measurement of my finger from the tip to the first joint is 1 inch…depth for planting peas.
• The measurement to the second joint is 2 inches…depth for corn.
• Return borrowed things in better shape than when you borrowed them.
• There are two types of trouble…one is the trouble you knowingly walk into, the other is trouble that just happens…it’s important to know the difference.
• Walk softly but carry a big stick. If you have to use said stick, make sure who you use it on, doesn’t get up.
• Grits is good.
• Foul language is a sign of a limited vocabulary.
• Orion, the Big and Little Dippers.
• Everyone is a friend until proven otherwise.
• Licorice ferns, huckleberries, nettles, sword ferns.
• Tabasco won’t kill you even if you eat it by the spoonfull.
• Don’t watch the clock when you’re at work.
• Fish can see you if you look over the side of the boat.
• Fish can hear you if you talk to loud.
• Respect the elders.
• Never go to bed angry.
• That which does not kill you will hurt like the dickens, but it will make you stronger.
• Family is the most important thing on earth.
• How to play the guitar, spoons, mouth harp, and water filled bottles.
• The true meaning of “Self Made Man”
• If you don’t know something, go to the library and learn it.
• The phrases “I don’t know”, “I forgot”, or “I tried (and failed)” are excuses.
• There is a difference between an excuse and a reason, know the difference.
• Take care of your apperance…even if it is just a t-shirt and jeans.
• The world can change everything about you, except your point of view…unless you allow it to.

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“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” – George Eliot