What I have learned in 3/4 of a century on this planet

When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Thank you, Yogi.

We are the masters of our own destiny. So what you do today determines your future.

If you forget to wish someone a happy birthday, sweat it profusely!

Well, here's mine at 65:

1. There's no such thing as unconditional love; everyone needs to do their part in the relationship. (adults)

2. There's no such thing as a Big Deal.

3. Live and let live. Judge no one lest you have walked in their shoes.

4. Best way to give advice is to tell how you solved that same issue sometime in your own life.

5. Being alone is not being lonely.

6.Don't blame others; it's your own damn fault.

7. When you forgive others, it ends the conflict, ends the relationship. Forgiveness is liberating.

8. Stay in the present.

9. Grieving is the worst feeling in the world but it does get better in time.

10. It's nice to discover your own sense of serenity.

My rules of life.
1. Eat no dogs
2. When cooking give your mate the nicest portion
3. Do for others.
4. Don't expect others to do for you.
5. Take charge of your own health
6. Try to answer antagonists with logic and humor. In a pinch, anger and sarcasm will do
7. Vote even if you have to hold your nose
8. Stand against perpetual wars
9. Take time for yourself where you can relax and ignore the world
10. Love friends and family in adversity as well as good times

All good stuff, PUNKEY. Ia gree.

Here's one I forgot to put into my OP:

Literally everything in this life is transient and temporary. Don't worry: this, too, shall pass.

There are only two valid considerations:

1) make sure you walk the dog before the wife gets home
2) backup all computers regularly

Welcome back.

Have you been spending the last few weeks in North Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, and El Salvador rectifying the evil wrongs of the Imperial Americana?

Yes indeed. I type posts in this forum. You, on the other hand are more substantially like him in that you are a slave to your ideological prism

Eating crow tastes like $%^&, but it does wonders for your personality.

But, I'm only 72

Not at all, Finn. I'm more than willing to discuss the facts while y'all are
desperately fearful of doing so.

You are willing to discuss what you consider "facts." (Or more accurately, you are willing to rant about your "facts.")

I have not once seen you acknowledge that something someone else has posted might be factual.

With no rancor, Finn, ranting is your specialty. Pick any 100 or
so of your posts and you won't find any facts.

Your second sentence is so general that it is nonsensical. If that was the case
you and many others would be all over it. You don't take a powder in
Other situations.

I'm not going to play the "See I was right!" game with you, and neither should you. You are not required to provide an example of a post wherein you have acknowledged facts that don't concur with your beliefs, but I still say they don't exist.

Finn: I'm not going to play the very thing I advanced and got caught
out at. But let me moralize errrrrr get in the last shot."

I'd love to say I've been wrong about the USA , Finn, but you 'n I know
that just ain't possible.

No argument with any of that, and age does make it more obvious. I certainly hope that if there is a next life I get to take at least some wisdom.