[wardaddy]

(21 off the top of my head)

having and raising children is the most rewarding and important thing I have done....far and away.

the culture war is worth fighting


after nearly two decades outside the US, I am glad to be home in Dixie

i miss my dead friends and kinfolk...especially my dad

do right early on....it makes later on easier

don't be afraid to succeed and be fair and honest but bruise those who try to screw you over so they don't come back for seconds

immortality is for youth....so live that way young before you get scared from so many responsibilities

never ever have anything to do with an abortion

learn firearms...learn to hunt and eat what you kill

if you're a southern man, get used to being under the spell of passive aggressive women...beats the hell out of confrontational women

grandmothers are tops...come to think of it

enjoy toddlers....they grow up

nothing beats a good pick-up or a reliable DC-3 or a wooden yawl


teach your boys how to fight and your girls to stand up when they have to

teach your boys not to be bullies and to help the weak

learn how to drive fast....

only buy dogs that can hunt or protect you and your family

learn to like cats...it's hard but if I can do it anyone can

blind idealism is best for the young, it's a liability when older

generalizations are generally true contrary to modern relativist logic

teach your children about God early on and take them to church so they get a foundation for later on

22) be eternally grateful to God for being born here...goes double if born in the Red Zone....and appreciate and honour where you came from and those who came before you. God and our way of life are worth fighting and dying for.

[de Buillion]

I think that your reply was pretty good, with the exception- Get away from them cats, they"re saying now that they cause Schitzophrenia- and of course many, many other diseases.

[Sundog]

Best thing I've read all morning.

Thanks a bunch -- From Utah.

[bourbon]

true dat....all of it!

[dixiechick2000]

It's official...

you've shown yourself to be an adult. ;o)


Seriously, I love your post.
It's very touching, very true, almost poetic...
and very colorful.


"grandmothers are tops...come to think of it
learn how to drive fast...."


While I love every line of your post,
those two are my personal favorites. ;o)

[WKB]

The most important thing I have learned
in the last 25 years is that "Jesus Saves"

[Paved Paradise]

I enjoyed your list of "what did you learn in the last 25 years," especially the last one!