What are your "Rules for Life?"

Except with propane containers.

 

One rule I sorta live by: The doctor can suggest, but it's up to me to determine my level of care. The doctor can't demand anything.

 

And the threads for pedals on the left side of bicycles.

 

Don't shit where you eat.

 

Don't be afraid to take a loss

Don't ask questions you know the answers to

Stay in or go out? GO.

Be loyal until you're given a reason not to be

Know what you want to come from every conversation

 

In a men's room, you're generally better off in the second stall from the door than the first.


(note: this is from a Louise Penny novel. I've found it to be sound advice).

 

Years ago I worked for a hard ass boss who I was convinced was going to rip me a new one for a mistake I made on a report that I couldn't correct and resend before he saw it.

Instead he told me something I have never forgotten:

"There's a reason they put erasers on pencils. People make mistakes."

 

- Michael Scott

 

Never vote for amateurs
Forgive and forget
Pick your battles
Always know when to be flexible and when to be steadfast

 

say what you mean and mean what you say.

 

Enjoy every day. One of them will be your last.