WILL ROGERS WISDOM

At our house were two books that stand out in my mind: a book about the life and death of Will Rogers and Moby Dick. I only looked through the whale story book but spent a lot of time leafing through and reading about Will Rogers. Here are some bits of wisdom that have been attributed to Will. In case you are unaware of Will Rogers, he was probably the greatest political sage this country has ever known. Enjoy the following:

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.
2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
3. There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman...neither works.
4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
5. Always drink upstream from the herd.
6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.
8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.
9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.
12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

### There you go --- hope you got a smile or two out of this. Please forgive me for not editing Number 8, but then again, there might be others that could be offensive that I simply overlooked. So, keep the "forgiveness" spirit open as needed. LIFE is really not a great mystery to most of us. I did say it was Will Rogers that was supposed to have written these, not Bill Venrick, so that may be a little help in getting me "off the hook".