“I never think it’s a good idea to want anything too much”
This quote came from a lawyer, in context of negotiations for a contract. I thought it had much wider application in life. Maybe like the yoga yama of non-possessiveness. It’s kind of deep.
Profound
“Learned. Forgot. Better off relearning anyway.”
Brian DeLeene’s entry in the book Six-Word Memoirs says it all for me tonight.
Sleaze Alert
I have learned that I am not always a good judge of character.
Pickup Line
A lint roller works really well for tidying up your office if you spill a bit of a packet of instant oatmeal.
Marry Well!
This is surely the most important Lesson that I have ever learned: Marry Well! Know what you want and what you need. No other choice could have a bigger impact on your life.
Me? I wanted and needed (according to my Grandma Sara, who remembered such things) “Smart, funny and kind” in, as I remember it, no particular order – all being equally important. And look! I got it all!
Score!
Glamour “Don’t”
Wide-legged drapey pants and slushy city sidewalks are not a match. This left me with a choice: arrive at work slushed out, or tuck my pants into my otherwise-somewhat-subtle LLBean Snow Sneakers, from which they blossom out like I should be drinking vodka and dancing with my arms crossed. Lesson learned: These pants go back in the closet for dry sunny days.
Drink It In!
Tina Melanson says: “Today I learned that I feel most alive and centered when when my children (who live in states different than I) are with me. A visit is like nourishment”
And I agree!
TV + Xbox + Netflix = Free Streamed Movies
From Gale Taylor: Today I learned how to watch Netflix movies on my TV for FREE. Xbox needed however. Now I know why Netflix sent out the DVD so you could watch via a Playstation because you can already do it on XBOX.
Here are the steps.
- Plug in an Ethernet wire to back of Xbox (left side)
- Turn on the Xbox power
- Select TV/Video till you get a picture
- Using the Xbox controller, Go to video marketplace
Use the grey button on the left to select (up, down, left, right), and use the color guide on the right (A=green) - Select Netflix
- Choose your category and select movies for your queue
- Select your queue and choose a movie to watch!
Wanted: Clue
I have learned that I really have no idea if I am hungry or not, unless I am starving. This is another of those things I keep learning again and again. The Game On Diet ( http://www.thegameondiet.com/ ) has provided an interesting structure for me (and the other dozens of players in my round), but on the “day off”, I’m left to my own clueless cues, lost in the land of “what can I eat now?”.
So what’s the answer? Keep a structure in place, such as this one, forever?
What did you learn today?
Free Money
From Dannie Quinn: I learned that repeat home buyers can qualify for a tax credit, not just first timers. The homeowners have to have owned and lived in their residence for the past 5 out of 8 years. Not nearly as exciting as a new car with no raccoon history….. [Note from Jane: see January 14]
Jane's Lessons Learned 