1 Cookie! (the awesome power of words)
2 Little sisters are okay
3 Friends can be very comforting (even if they’re stuffed)
4 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
5 People come in all colors, shapes, and sizes
6 Asthma is scary
7 Dinosaurs rule!
8 Farts are hilarious
9 Girls are icky
10 Video games rock
11 Maybe girls aren’t so bad
12 Sometimes you just want to be alone (with the door
locked)
13 Life isn’t fair
14 Listening isn’t enough – sometimes you have to take notes
15 It sure takes a lot of time to earn a little money
16 They’re really serious about this speed limit thing
17 Girls suck
18 Life can be more awesome than I ever imagined
19 They’re really serious about underage drinking
20 This guitar thing is pretty easy
21 You can’t really do much with a degree in Rhetoric
22 Grad school is a great (but expensive) way to buy time
23 Girls suck (but only if you’re nice to them)
24 It’s possible to live on very little
25 If you don’t water your relationship, it will die
26 Friends can be very comforting (especially if they’re not
stuffed)
27 You can do great things if you put your mind to it
28 If you’re not billable, your days are numbered
29 Sometimes the worst thing that could have happened turns
out to the be the best thing
30 Little sisters are more than okay
31 Commuting drains the soul
32 Girls can be pretty awesome
33 People sometimes see more in me than I see in myself
34 Being a father figure is a big responsibility (with big
rewards)
35 Having no plan for your life is actually a plan (and not
a very good one)
36 Home is the company of loved ones
37 Wanting something won’t help you get it
38 There’s still time to change the road you’re on
39 Some of life’s surprises are brutally painful
40 Don’t steal the steins at Oktoberfest in Munich
Looking forward to learning my next 40 lessons...
