Comments on: The Best Advice I Ever Received http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/ Mid-life crisis, motherhood and martinis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91962 Jeff Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:25:50 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91962 For some reason, the harsh reality of being told "Nobody wants to hear about your victories, but everyone wants to talk about your defeats" replays in my skull on a regular basis... <abbr><em>Jeffs last blog post..<a href="http://folloder.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/promoting-infidelity/" rel="nofollow">Promoting Infidelity</a></abbr></em> For some reason, the harsh reality of being told “Nobody wants to hear about your victories, but everyone wants to talk about your defeats” replays in my skull on a regular basis…

Jeffs last blog post..Promoting Infidelity

]]> By: Rose http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91955 Rose Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:36:34 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91955 "Bloom where you're planted." This mantra helped me to navigate the last fourteen years of a military marriage - through the greatly amplified extremes of better and worse, when sickness overtook health far too quickly. Against that backdrop, and perhaps because of it, we have crafted a beautiful life. <abbr><em>Roses last blog post..<a href="http://miniaturerose.blogspot.com/2008/10/awww-thanks-baby.html" rel="nofollow">Awww, thanks baby!</a></abbr></em> “Bloom where you’re planted.”

This mantra helped me to navigate the last fourteen years of a military marriage – through the greatly amplified extremes of better and worse, when sickness overtook health far too quickly.

Against that backdrop, and perhaps because of it, we have crafted a beautiful life.

Roses last blog post..Awww, thanks baby!

]]> By: wg http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91952 wg Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:39:12 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91952 I can't totally take credit for that one. Berkely Breathed is the author of that monstrosity. Still....to this day it's excellent advice. I think. Come to think of it, I'm actually not quite sure what it means, but it did <i>sound</i> cool. <abbr><em>wgs last blog post..<a href="http://acleversheep.blogspot.com/2008/10/of-trolls.html" rel="nofollow">Of Trolls</a></abbr></em> I can’t totally take credit for that one. Berkely Breathed is the author of that monstrosity.

Still….to this day it’s excellent advice.

I think.

Come to think of it, I’m actually not quite sure what it means, but it did sound cool.

wgs last blog post..Of Trolls

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91951 Venomous Kate Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:29:07 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91951 You have a knack for making me want to bang my head against a brick whore. You have a knack for making me want to bang my head against a brick whore.

]]> By: UncleBill http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91947 UncleBill Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:37:31 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91947 One of the best pieces of advice I ever got seems painfully obvious now, but it wasn't obvious to a twelve-year-old. It came from an older uncle, who told me, "You know, some times you just have to make up your own mind about something, and stick to it." One of the best pieces of advice I ever got seems painfully obvious now, but it wasn’t obvious to a twelve-year-old. It came from an older uncle, who told me, “You know, some times you just have to make up your own mind about something, and stick to it.”

]]> By: Will Wallace http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91946 Will Wallace Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:39:43 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91946 It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich girl as a poor girl -Not that I listen to advice It’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich girl as a poor girl

-Not that I listen to advice

]]> By: wg http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91937 wg Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:06:35 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91937 "You can lead a yak to water, but you can't make an old dog make a silk purse out of a pig in a poke." Okay, so I like mixing my metaphors. What? Stop looking at me like that. <abbr><em>wgs last blog post..<a href="http://acleversheep.blogspot.com/2008/10/of-trolls.html" rel="nofollow">Of Trolls</a></abbr></em> “You can lead a yak to water, but you can’t make an old dog make a silk purse out of a pig in a poke.”

Okay, so I like mixing my metaphors. What? Stop looking at me like that.

wgs last blog post..Of Trolls

]]> By: Donna B. http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91930 Donna B. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:36:19 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91930 "Don't make promises you can't keep." Apparently a piece of advice that no politician's parents ever give. <abbr><em>Donna B.s last blog post..<a href="http://opiningonline.com/2008/10/19/i-am-joes-wife-aunt-sister-mother-daughter/" rel="nofollow">I Am Joe’s Wife, Aunt, Sister, Mother, Daughter</a></abbr></em> “Don’t make promises you can’t keep.”

Apparently a piece of advice that no politician’s parents ever give.

Donna B.s last blog post..I Am Joe’s Wife, Aunt, Sister, Mother, Daughter

]]> By: Margi http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91927 Margi Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91927 "Never let someone tell you that you don't deserve what it is that you want." Yes, yes. I know. From the movie <em>10 Things I Hate About You</em>, but it's really solid advice. “Never let someone tell you that you don’t deserve what it is that you want.”

Yes, yes. I know. From the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, but it’s really solid advice.

]]> By: FlyRice http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/comment-page-1/#comment-91925 FlyRice Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:33:27 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/the-best-advice-i-ever-received/#comment-91925 "You know where you are with beer." Best advice I ever received from GZExpat. <abbr><em>FlyRices last blog post..<a href="http://www.thericebowl.net/2008/10/i-thought-about.html" rel="nofollow">I thought about the world, drank gin, and watched the news.</a></abbr></em> “You know where you are with beer.”
Best advice I ever received from GZExpat.

FlyRices last blog post..I thought about the world, drank gin, and watched the news.

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