What I've Learned

1. There is something very dangerous about what we find funny... it reveals a lot about us and at times can be downright frightening.

2. I love Italian food almost as much as I love Soul Food. I used to wonder if that meant I had a cultural identity problem. I know now that all it meant was that I could eat spaghetti one day and some Ribs the next.

3. My dream job would be to have a radio show. Imagine getting paid to just talk for four or five hours and play music. I do that now for free, which brings me to something my grandfather
told me once...

4. Find a job that you love so much that you would do it for free and you'll never work again. It took me a while to figure it out but, I know what he meant now. I just never found such a job... that's why I'm still working, I guess.

5. My father used to write all of his checks to pay various bills. Then, he would get in his car, drive to each place, and deliver the checks personally... the electric company, gas company, phone company, etc. He didn't mail anything until he got old. He would often take me or my brother or both of us with him when he went on his runs. It seemed bizarre to both of us at the time but, our lights, gas, water, nor phone never got cut off. There wasn't a lot of other people around who could say the same.

6. Age and ruthlessness beats youth and inexperience on any given day. An old guy told me that when I was a kid. It took me all these years to realize he was indeed on to something!

7. At some time in your life you have to say, "I won't do this and I don't care if everybody is doing it or not."

8. At some time in your life you have to say, "I'll try this. I know nobody else has done this before but, I might just pull this off.

9. Sometimes people are right, even when they clearly don't know what the hell they are talking about. Just dumb luck, I guess.

10. Live everyday as though it's your last because one day, you'll be right.

Peace!