25 Things You Should Have Learned by
the Time You Have Reached Middle-Age

March 13, 2002
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        I've already added some of my own observations.
       
        25 things you should have learned by the time you have
        reached middle age.

       
        1. If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out.

        2. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

        3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car
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        4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

        5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

        6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

        7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

        8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

        9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

        10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

        11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.

        12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.

        13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

        14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

        15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

        16. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

        17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

        18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

        19. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

        20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

        21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again
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        22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

        23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

        24. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.

        25. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.
       
        26. If you are happy and successful in your job, it's time to update your resume.

        27. An annual raise isn't.

        28. Cost-of-Living increases will always fail to meet your expectations.

        29. Unemployment insurance is just like any other insurance - it will not cover actual expenses.

        30. Never fear, children who leave home when they feel like it, return.

        31. See's dark chocolate IS soul food.

        32. You can only lift your eyes twice before they stay permanently open so plan accordingly.

        33. By the time you think that you have caught up with technology, somebody invents something.

        34. Just when you plan on retiring, they increase the minimum age.
       


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