{"id":1588,"date":"2009-07-31T00:49:05","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T04:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2009-08-03T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T12:49:37","slug":"cynics-live-longer-or-maybe-it-just-feels-that-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/archives\/1588","title":{"rendered":"Cynics live longer (or maybe it just feels that way)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not a morning person, and, I\u2019m a glass-half-full kind of person. I long for Lent, a season that fits my demeanor best. Perky bubbly morning persons drive me crazy. Lately I seem to be surrounded by them and their kin. To my morning sunshine friends I offer \u201cThe Cynics Guide to Life\u201d as a corrective to a saccharine frame of mind with a plea to please, let me have my third cup of coffee before telling me all about your pet\u2019s unique personality and fascinating interior life. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CYNICS GUIDE TO LIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.<\/p>\n<p>I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows. And a foundation leaks and a ball game gets rained out and a car rusts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Follow your dream! Unless it&#8217;s the one where you&#8217;re at work in your underwear during a fire drill.<\/p>\n<p>Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either, just leave me alone.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t like my driving, don&#8217;t call anyone. Just take another road. That&#8217;s why the highway department made so many of them.<\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor&#8217;s dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always darkest before dawn. So if you&#8217;re going to steal the neighbor&#8217;s newspaper, that&#8217;s the time to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Into every life some rain must fall. Usually when your car windows are down.<\/p>\n<p>When you find yourself getting irritated with someone, try to remember that all men are brothers&#8230; and just give them a noogie or an Indian burn.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a small world. So you gotta use your elbows a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your nose to the grindstone and your shoulder to the wheel&#8230;it&#8217;s cheaper than plastic surgery.<\/p>\n<p>This land is your land. This land is my land. So stay on your land.<\/p>\n<p>Love is like a roller coaster: when it&#8217;s good you don&#8217;t want to get off, and when it isn&#8217;t&#8230; you can&#8217;t wait to throw up. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galindoconsultants.com\"><img src='http:\/\/grace-ed.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/galindobanner5.jpg' alt='galindoconsultants.com' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Roland Wiederaenders of Clifton TX for the above.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thothascending.blogspot.com\/\">Creepy art for today <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not a morning person, and, I\u2019m a glass-half-full kind of person. I long for Lent, a season that fits my demeanor best. Perky bubbly morning persons drive me crazy. 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