Off Season Post 32: DP Thinks Real Hard About Stuff

Hello, Readers.  Welcome back to the day before Good Friday.  It’s incredibly narrow of me to assume that all of you reading this are Christians; however, I’d imagine that the majority of you have some sort of plans for the big Easter weekend even if they revolve around the secular aspect of the holiday.  I sincerely hope the Easter Bunny brings you what you wish for this year.  For me, that’s a tax return now that I failed to procure one of the winning Mega Millions tickets last week.  My room for wallowing in denial is quickly narrowing as tax day approaches and I’ll be forced to dust off the W-2’s and other tax related documents that have been staring at me intently from my kitchen counter for the past three months. 

As I’ve told you in the past, I’ve been running and biking a lot more lately and I’m happy to report that the pain of every sports injury I ever suffered has receded to a manageable level.  In short, the running and biking is no longer an exercise in misery and I’m able to drift off into to dark vicissitudes that wrestle within my subconscious rather then concentrating on the aches and pains.  I’m thankful for that and I feel lucky each time I hit the trial. 

Because of my new found reflection time, Some Guy has been in an introspective mood this week and I’ve taken to jotting down some of the thoughts running around in my head.  Below is a list of the ones I felt were worth sharing.  It’s nice to dust off that Philosophy Minor I earned in undergrad.  My thought is not to share my own “wisdom;” rather, I’m hopeful that by reading these things below that you’ll take some time to put yourself in whatever creates your own reflective state and perhaps come up with a few of your own.  Share them in the comment section if you feel so inclined. 

“The unexamined life is not worth living,” said Socrates.  I believe he also said, “I drank what?”  Nothing like a little philosophy humor to kick off the post.  Here's a picture of me thinking.   

Let’s get to it. 

THINGS I’VE LEARNED

1. It’s never too early for candy.

2. True love actually does exist

3. There are many different types of ponytails

4. We all have the ability to permanently change another person’s life in an instant

5. Family matters

6. Bars with saddle stools and canned beer are worth going to

7. Hugs feel really good all over

8. It is not necessary to have a really large door knocker because a small one works

9. Sometimes it’s ok to let someone park in your space

10. It’s fun to be happy

11. There are many things worth working and waiting for

12. Complicated doesn’t mean impossible

13. $12 water tastes just like free water

14. Bad service at a restaurant can be just as fun as good service

15. Sleep is optional if you love being with someone

16. Silences do not have to be uncomfortable

17. The world is nice and peaceful from 4am until dawn

18. Sharks are pretty

19. Aquaphor works on chapped lips

20. Staring at the ocean will never make the waves stop

21. You have to eat a lot to stay fat

22. Flowers smell nice even if you’re a man

23. It’s normal to feel really sad sometimes

24. It’s not normal to feel really sad all the time

25. Children are the same no matter where they are from

26. Old blue jeans are the sexiest thing a woman can wear

27. Driving a nice car can’t change the person driving it

27. Simple is better

29. Beer bottles are good listeners but do very little in the way of solving problems

29. Money is very useful but the stuff you buy with it usually isn’t

29. Inside every person is a frightened child hiding in the dark

29. Chicago will likely always have at least one horrible sports team

29. The louder an angry person yells the less likely he is to be heard

29. An education is perhaps life’s greatest advantage

29. Becoming a football coach can turn a man into an instant as*hole

29. Infidelity in any context is always more complicated than it appears

29. Being really nice to people makes people be nice back

29. Skipping meals to save money for food is a bad idea

39. The Texas Hill Country is a beautiful place to be

39. No matter which way it’s sliced, Justin Bieber’s music really sucks

41. Even people who deserve to be belittled don’t deserve to be belittled

42. Some people are really mean

   43. There is nothing that is more pure and genuine than the laughter of children

44. Naps are good but being lazy isn’t

44. A woman’s attention to detail can be as refreshing as it is annoying

44. Rob Lowe has been good looking since 1980 and will continue to remain that way

47. Even Oprah is often full of sh*t

48. It is far more valuable to know what you don’t know than to flaunt what you do

49. You will never be able to patch all of the holes you punch in your life

50. Complacency is a sponge

Well, there it is.  I hope some of these sparked some good thoughts.  Have a wonderful and Happy Easter!  In the mean time, if you need me I’ll be reflecting upon the duality of my character.  DP