My 12 Shining Points of Wisdom for 2012

1. Forget one day at a time. Sometimes the best thing you can do is take life one breath at a time.
2. No matter what your friends and family say, if it doesn't sound good it’s NOT going to taste good. For example, you can cover escargot with sautéed garlic and sizzling butter... but it's still just a slimy turd of a snail disguised as cooked meat.
3. I highly recommend shopping at Goodwill. The secret is to find out the tag that is half off for the day, and then look for brand names with that color tag. I once came out with a $200 pair of Doc Martens for $1.99.
4. Window cleaner removes carpet stains.
5. Don't try to become something you're not in order to please someone else. They won't notice. They will, however, notice when you become resentful and depressed that they haven't noticed.
6. Shyness and low self-esteem is all too commonly mistaken as pride and arrogance.
Seriously, how ironic is that???
7. I enthusiastically endorse Ziploc microwave cooking bags for steaming vegetables.
8. It is very rude not to stop for people trying to cross the street. This especially goes for people in wheelchairs when it's raining.
9. When you're out in public, try to keep a small smile on your face. Let's face it, we are all getting a little too old to try and look "cool" for other people.
10. If you can, as much as possible try only to use your phone as a phone. I mean really, we are already disconnected from each other enough as it is!
11. You can't fix crazy.
12. Life's too short to drink bad beer.