Nothing Serious
Just so I can say that I didn’t let the entire month of November go by without placing a few semi-coherent ramblings on this outlet, I turn here today to pay homage to the random ponderings that have filled my mind of late. Oddly enough, I’ve found myself thinking in axioms. Recalling (and in some instances, inventing) truisms that run the gamut from the cliche to the absurd.
You see, I spend a good deal of time in the car living where I do, and my mind tends to wander. Lately, it’s been wandering to a place where I attempt to sum up an idea, feeling or simply a state of mind with a few choice words.
It’s a fun game, if you’ve never played it. The solo version of “I spy.” I won’t go into any detail explaining these. They are hopefully self-explanatory. So without further ado….
The Top Ten
10. A bad decision makes for a good story.
9. It doesn’t really matter which way the wind blows if you have to walk into it.
8. Nothing good is ever on the other end of an incoming 800 call.
7. Whoever decided to give spiders hair has a sick sense of humor.
6. Left-lane exits are the local’s way of telling you you’re not wanted.
5. When a government agency says they’ll get you what you need in a few days, they mean a few weeks. When they say they need something from you in a few days, they mean yesterday.
4. Don’t argue with three-year olds. Just don’t.
3. Nothing breaks the ice like a well placed fart.
2. “Fun drunks” aren’t nearly as fun as they think they are.
1. Puppy dogs are cute. Pizza is tasty. Wine is healthy. And Steve Martin is funny.
Happy November, everyone. I leave you with one last seasonal bonus “ism:”
Whatever you think you need to buy for the holidays, is probably more than you need.
You should check out the book “Things I have learned in my life so far” by Stefan Sagmeister. He takes some of his own truisms and used them in marketing type artwork.
Sounds just up my alley.