- no stalking in the theatre
- you promise not to tell
- litigation is frowned upon (exclusive of copyright transgressions, broken promises and stalking)
- intelligent, witty and justified criticism encouraged (particularly when content is simple or sappy)
- foul language when and where necessary. example: literary agent: “Please, please, please, no rhyming poetry in your novel” nicim: “fuck you…..too”
- random, anonymous kindness(es) to/for others, as many and much as possible
- no bullshit
- no shower one day each month
- write your truth(es)
- remember: ten years from now, today will be the best of times
- remember: you won’t remember much of anything ten years from now
- encourage others
- there are no thirteens, they are bad luck
- don’t ask, this isn’t a charity
- your story is interesting
- kissing it will make it feel better
- stay up late on Saturday
- sleep late on Sunday.
- go ahead and play with fire when it comes to candles. don’t play with fire when it comes to people
- men: listen but don’t problem solve (more or less depending on the plumbing, roofing or electrical issue)
- women: limit it to fifteen minutes a day (more or less depending on his stamina)
- boys: use your brains
- girls: use your brains
- dogs: *ruff!*
- cats: love ’em
- believe: super heroes, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, miracles, God, fate, love, good clean fun
- don’t believe: everyone
- be quiet, but do not shut up
- shut up if you can’t be quiet
- read: ballads, lyrics and poems of old France
- do not read: minds
- indulge in harmless guilty pleasures and live to tell about it. example: Petula Clark
- embrace necessary pain and learn from it
- do not suffer needlessly
- do not allow others to suffer needlessly
- learn from mistakes. life is like baseball: three strikes and you’re out
- laugh
- help others laugh
- finish your education. college is good. post-graduate degree is better. lifelong learning is best
- distinctions here: words are words. good words are good. bad words are bad
- please, please, please, send no money, gifts, etc. words are all one can ask
- is the answer to everything!
