the other side of the mountain

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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world

Posted on 14 February 2011 by kyknoord

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements

Lifted from Mary Schmich’s essay, “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young”, published in the Chicago Tribune in 1997.

29 thoughts on “With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world”

dinahmow on 14 February 2011 at 00:13 said:

How the hell did Clippy get in there?

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 12:17 said:
  
  Clippy always wants to help.
  
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Mitzi G Burger on 14 February 2011 at 00:37 said:

Apt messages for this day of romance. No less pertinent for being spoken by spaghetti monsters and talking stationery items.

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 12:19 said:
  
  True, but for practical advice, Admiral Ackbar is the man. Alien. Sentient. Whatever.
  
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The Unbearable Banishment on 14 February 2011 at 01:12 said:

Now you tell me. Thanks for nothing. What else are you holding out on?

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 12:20 said:
  
  Incontinence remedies.
  
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daisyfae on 14 February 2011 at 04:06 said:

“Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on.”

i use handcuffs so they can’t get very far….

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 12:23 said:
  
  I don’t think she was talking about those kind of friends. In any case, the solution is simple: it rubs the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again.
  
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- nursemyra on 14 February 2011 at 12:46 said:
  
  Some of us stay around even without the handcuffs 😉
  
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  - kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 12:52 said:
    
    The handcuffs are just an added bonus.
    
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archiearchive FCD on 14 February 2011 at 04:18 said:

Ahh – a Desired Arter – – –

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 12:26 said:
  
  To the max!
  
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Charmskool on 14 February 2011 at 13:13 said:

Thank you for pointing out that I should keep my old love letters. I would if I had any. I don’t even have an old love email. Or a love text. I suppose I should consider dating men who can read and write?

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 13:18 said:
  
  That’s always a good policy, because then you know they at least have the capacity to understand the restraining order when things go off the rails.
  
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Scarlet on 14 February 2011 at 17:37 said:

I wish a youth would get wasted on me.
Sx

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 17:58 said:
  
  I’m sure that can be arranged. It can’t be all that far to your nearest university.
  
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gail on 14 February 2011 at 18:11 said:

And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

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- kyknoord on 14 February 2011 at 18:21 said:
  
  Yup. Quantum origami.
  
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Stephanie of Stopbouncing on 14 February 2011 at 19:56 said:

Jesus H. Christ is always full of good advice.
Well, except that whole “do unto others” bullocks…

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- kyknoord on 16 February 2011 at 13:22 said:
  
  The old “step out of the boat – it’ll be okay” number was also a bit dodgy, in my opinion.
  
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Malach the Merciless on 15 February 2011 at 01:09 said:

It’s a TRAP!

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- kyknoord on 16 February 2011 at 13:29 said:
  
  What gave it away?
  
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Larry Lourcey on 15 February 2011 at 22:17 said:

I often wish I could go back 20 years and give myself advice – but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t listen to an old guy anyways… so it would probably be a waste of time travel.

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- kyknoord on 16 February 2011 at 13:30 said:
  
  Yeah. Far better to go back and just enjoy the cheap beer.
  
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Girly on 16 February 2011 at 04:05 said:

Ah wisdom abounds!

I love how Jesus has grown less co-dependent – and seems more willing to defend himself – that whole martyr thing gets a little old.

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- kyknoord on 16 February 2011 at 13:34 said:
  
  Agreed. Life is hard and you need to manage your expectations accordingly.
  
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alonewithcats on 17 February 2011 at 00:54 said:

She’s so right about the sunscreen. SPF 100 4-Life.

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Rob on 17 February 2011 at 05:51 said:

Is that soundtrack by U2?

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queenwilly on 22 February 2011 at 00:36 said:

Flossing is the most important advice. There’s nothing like a beautiful smile, even on a Mon Calamari.

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