Experience Gifts

"Do you know the biggest thing I've learned in my thirty nine years?"

"I like movies that resemble my life, so I don't feel like I'm wasting time watching a movie."

'It says I missed freshmen Orientation and I have to take it in summer school in order to graduate.'

"I'm new here. How much do we leave for a tip?"

The only way to see the world is to see the world

Heading off with a packed bag

"We fell for this last time remember..."

'I say, let's not be hasty in enforcing the mandatory retirement age.'

"We'll see how it goes. It's Santa's first year with the genetically modified deer."

City Bar and Grill - "Stop worrying, youth and enthusiasm can't compete with experience and treachery."

"Well, now we've seen it."

"Oh, no! My bucket list!"

We learn by doing

"Well, I've taught you everything I know."

Women

Been there. Done that. (Man stands between two doors.)

'My parents couldn't afford to send me to college, so they let me spend a night at a Ramada.'

"Travel changed me."

Personnel. You've learned from your mistakes? Wow! I feel awed in the presence of so much education!

Cultured Cells/Uncultured Cells

"Yes Dad! I can see the ground way way down below very clearly! It's not unrelated to my reluctance to try flying!"

"I don't look at it as bouncing from job to job, I'm merely gaining a broad base of experience."

'You know, I don't even care how the wine tastes - this alone was worth the price.'

"I can't wait to get home and insult my parents from a position of authority."

"So working from home is no longer an option?"

'So, just how long were you at the School of Hard Knocks?'

"When you get to Uni be sure to let that hair down responsibly."

"Trust your instinct and soar! Is that all the advice you could give me for my first flight Dad?"

'I did it the hard way. No self-improvement books.'

'I don't think much of your work experience scheme Eric!'

"We were into things, but now we're into experiences."

Memories/New Experiences

'If I were you, I'd start doing those things on your 'Things to do before you die' list.'

We only go around once, but it can be quite the loop-de-loop!

We only go round once, but it can be quite the loop-de-loop! (Published originally on December 21, 2013.)