Old Farmer's Advice

Our classmate, Marie Therese (Reis) Hall, sends this "Old Farmer's Advice."

(Also see Marie Therese and her husband, Charles' website at www.millennialhospitality.com for more interesting information.)

>>> Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

>>> Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

>>> Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

>>> A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

>>> "Meanness" don't just happen overnight.

>>> Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

>>> Every path has a few puddles.

>>> Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

>>> If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

>>> Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

>>> The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning.

>>> Always drink upstream from the herd.

>>> Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.