posted on September 19, 2000 06:25:29 AM new
Here is some logical things just to ponder over...and maybe you know others that you might share.
Good judgement comes from experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.
If you are ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back ever now and then just to make sure it still there!
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day!
If you get to thinkin' you are a person of some influence, try orderin' someone else's dog around.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
There are three kinds of people in this world. . The ones that learn by reading, the one that just gotta see it and the rest of them who have to touch it to see if really is hot!
posted on September 19, 2000 06:55:03 AM new
Ooooh, here are some more that may not be so Texas related.
Never under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and mental illness.
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
You should not confuse your career with your life.
Never lick a steak knife.
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, ist that deep dow inside, we all believe that we are above average drivers.
Your friends love you ANYWAY!
Tex (with the help of Dave Barry)
posted on September 19, 2000 02:28:40 PM newNever under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night
I've never done this but it reminded me of what my 13 year old daughter did to me at the previous horseshow.
While SHE sleeps the sleep of the dead the night before she rides cross country, I'm WIDE awake, imaging every place she & the horse could part company on unfriendly terms.
As usual, we were camping at the show but I was in some pain from my knee. It was late, the lights were out so she offers me an aspirin for the pain. I usually decline, but it was particularly bad so she insisted I take 2.
After I'd downed them, she blithely announces, "And you should sleep well, they were Tylenol PM."
Well, one puts me under for a day...TWO! I debated getting up & trying to throw them up but thought maybe my nerves would overcome any strength they had.
I awoke the next morning..or what I THOUGHT was the next morning, in the dark to hear "Amazing Grace" being sung over me. I just knew I'd died. All I could think of was I didn't get to see her ride the course.
Taking a few minutes to assess my departure, I finally discovered the campgrounds were having an outdoor sunrise church service next to where we were camped. Boy, did I ever startled them when I leaped out of the tent & proclaimed, "Thank GOD, I'm ALIVE!". Got a few "Praise God"s in return.
Lesson learned: NEVER accept medications from a 13 year old in the dark.
And, no...it didn't help my nerves w/her riding but I sure was mellow up until she cleared the starting gate.
