Bil tagged me a week ago, and I’ve been attempting to come up with a suitable response. Rather than come up with ten random facts about myself (seeing as how those who know me best already know more than they ever cared to), I’m going to switch it up a bit.

25 Things I’m Still Learning

1.) When a person recounts the dialogue from a recent disagreement with a third party and tells you “And then I said…” what they really mean is “I wish I had said…”

2.) People who are overly critical are hiding something, and it’s usually something big. And you might be one of them.

3.) Those who are described as being “good Christians” ostensibly are those who merely exercise common sense and decency.

4.) Being “too busy” is a worn-out excuse; there is always time for the things most important to you, no matter how busy you think you are.

5.) I still have no clue what I want to be when I grow up.

6.) Be your own best friend first.

7.) No one will ever remember how much money you had. What they will remember is how you made them feel.

8.) All I want from anyone is their time.

9.) Any straight man who pretends he can’t tell if another guy is attractive or not is lying.

10.) Adulthood is the struggle to reconcile who you truly are with what you always hoped you’d be.

11.) The hand-written word is a dying art.

12.) There’s no excuse for poor grammar and spelling.

13.) The more wrong a person is, the louder he speaks.

14.) There is no hatred on earth that was not once love.

15.) The key to winning a debate isn’t to know more than the other party. You must make them think you know more than they do.

16.) Too much leisure is almost as exhausting as too much exertion.

17.) I think like a woman; if you don’t already know why I’m upset, then I’m certainly not going to tell you. I also know how stupid that sounds.

18.) Call your grandmother.

19.) Getting up at noon sucks.

20.) Don’t say in thirty words what you could say with zero.

21.) Not returning phone calls is the height of rudeness.

22.) Everyone is addicted to something; some addictions are just more public than others.

23.) Everyone is a racist.

24.) Optimism without action is stupidity.

25.) Be suspicious of anyone who claims to know what God thinks.

In other news, the BBC has published their yearly list of 100 things we didn’t know this year — check it out. I’m a particular fan of the fact that I can make a cell phone call from Mount Everest, I can have a diamond that was originally a peanut, and both Richard Dawkins and I enjoy singing Christmas carols. And, incidentally, one year from today we will finally see the end of the most disastrous administration in the history of this country.

By the way, Bil, what’s the score? Do I get a point for this one?

Filed by Trevor at 3:31 am under General