Thanks Robert........

Robert? Robert who?

Downey, Jr? Dylan? De Niro? Redford? Duvall? RG3?

Nope.

Plant, Hope, Mitchem, Seger, Cousy, Kennedy, Griese, Newhart, Mueller, Gibson... E. Lee.. Robert's Rules of Order??

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no and no, kinda sorta.

Robert who then?

Robert Fulghum.

Who?

Robert Fulghum...

Who's he?

He's a treasure, and a happy reminder, guide, teacher, author, and he shrinks things.

Shrinks things?

Uh huh, does. He basically reduced life into "All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten."

Victor, we've said it before, but you're weird. Preaching again?

Borrowing a phrase from my stepson, "Hell to the No's"...

We're lost. Morale has gone out the window. This side, that side. Hatrid. Lack of concern for all mankind (and womankind).

Aha, what I thought, you ARE preaching. <-- Bite me...oops, sorry, slipped.

Just a reminder TO US ALL to what the man who shrinks things into the simplest form - wrote, some time ago:

1. Share everything.
I likes this. If you've ever peeked in a coffin, there ain't much room left for anything else. An urn, even less. We can't take it with us, share everything. Well, except maybe beer. OK, OK, here, have a Bud Light.

2. Play fair.
That means legally, above the table, no ganging up, no 'ownership' of another man/woman.

3. Don't hit people.
Unless you're MMA, a boxer, or a linebacker, don't hit people. Many worry about "#2".. Some, "no takey my guns,", some "not enough regulations, background checks..too many rounds per second, yada".. BUT.. How many people would still be here today if we simply didn't hit people? How many people would not have to suffer the lifetime effects of abuse? (Women, children.. and yes, perhaps even some men.) It's clear, don't hit people.

4. Put things back where you found them.
Robert, I agree with this, but I dunno how damn old you are - this one becomes more cumbersome with age. Youth is: "I know where it's at." Old age is: "Aha, take that, I found it!", or, "Now whereinthehell did I put that?" Promise though, we'll try.

5. CLEAN UP YOUR OWN MESS.
OK, agreed, but in this day and age, and at our age, we no needy the ALL CAPS.. some of us are easily butt hurt, hehe. (This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this specific blog.. but I have a friend.. her 3 yr old granddaughter was having some pretty severe constipation probs.. FINALLY, she went. "Grammy, will you put a band aid on it?" She did, across both cheeks. Her butt hurt.)

6. Don't take things that aren't yours.
You mean like someone's hubby, or wife? Shoplifting? Dine and dash? Robert say "Yes, all of the above."

7. Say you're SORRY when you HURT somebody.
Love means never... oh, nevermind. Right you are.. pride is hard to swallow, but it will go down, "I'm sorry."

8. Wash your hands before you eat.
Howabout adding before you cook what you eat too? (Victor, they don't teach you to cook in kindergarten.) Oh yeah, sorry.. yes, wash.

9. Flush.
Addendum: Aim. If last panel of TP is used, putty back a new roll. If you no aim, please refer to Rule #5 above.

10. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
We'll have to check with WebMD on that one, but for now, we'll take your word.

11. Live a balanced life - learn some and drink some and draw some and paint some and sing and dance and play and work everyday some.
Now you're talkin' up my alley buddy. Drink some, sing some, dance some, play some. Hell to the yes. (No cussing in kindergarten Victor). Sorry, kinda.

12. Take a nap every afternoon.
Robert, now you're my damn hero. Please add though, "if you're over 60, a morning nap is advised/welcome too."

13. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
Simple reminders, yet, so hard to uphold. How many wrecks happen in a day? I dunno, so I'll Google... ahm, 17,250 a day... Hold hands? YES. How many couples forget how impactive this lost art/heart is? It's a great reminder! Stick together? Yep. Well, if one totally gets on your nerves you can 'unfollow' them, you'll still be friends, they just won't be able to get under your epidermis

14. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Stryrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
You mean like the beauty of the Fall we're now in? The coming snow? The green, green growth in Spring? The road to Hana? Like, that one video of the guy that had the bowl with a hole in the bottom - and he stood 10 feet from the Equator and the water rushed out clockwise, then, he went 10 feet on the other side of the Equator and it went down counterclockwise? Yes Victor, there is much wonder to behold.

15. Goldfish and hamster and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we.
So, I'm taking it then Robert, that we should not sweat the small stuff? Yes, Victor. But Robert, is it OK to shed a tear when our goldfish, granny, schoolmate, etc passes? Of course Victor. To feel, have felt is a wonderful, simple, yet complex thing.

16. And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK.”

Thanks Robert, for all of the above. We ain't perfect, but we'll try. Mebbe if we all push at the same time, we can get this world back on it's axis.

Robert? Yes... Victor? Kindergarten is where I learned to chase girls. Yes Victor? That still legal? Ha, well, I wouldn't exactly call how you move now "running", and you whittled a whole helluva lot of women candidates off your list simply by your inability to move as you once did, but yes Victor, you can still chase women.

I was gonna ask Robert if it would be ok to 'suckface' after I caught em, then I remembered #16 "Look"... I looked. It was a 66 year old beer bellied, missing a couple three teeth.. not pretty, so I didn't ask.

All in fun - but too, there's some serious stuff up there we could all use to make this world a better place.

Happy day after Halloween, and keep your damn hands outta the kid's candy (Remember, #6? Don't take things that aren't yours.)

Love, Victurd