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Sunday, September 29, 2024

PAPA 2024

Since 2020, I have been adding to my website Papa's Anthology of Paternal Advice (PAPA).  From listening to the audiobook First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living by Richard Bode, I was inspired to go through my tips for living that I have been collecting in my notes over the last year and publish them to the PAPA website.  The new updates include the following:

  • Maintain line-of-sight when supervising young children
  • Drive safely for yourself and others on the road; you have no right to put the lives of others at risk without their consent
  • The best way to learn is to teach
  • Consider postponing a boat project until retirement
  • Be wary of forming friendships or partnerships with the litigious
  • Your spouse is your best friend
  • Do not take on too many projects at the same time
  • Have two of everything, but not three
  • Simplify your life as you get older
  • Consider self-publishing; when your message is being published by others, it might not be delivered the way you want it to be
  • A little redundancy is a good thing
  • Just before you open your next big box of rice, put it on your shopping list
  • Keep a new pair of shoes in your closet for when you need them
  • When you buy a new vehicle, consider holding onto your old one just in case

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