Thoughts and ideas that hold forever true..........

[Ace-Garageguy]

13 minutes ago, Tim W. SoCal said:

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

Pretty much my life philosophy, but I haven't always taken heed of a couple other really important directives:

1) Pay attention

2) Never trust anyone else 100%. Though someone may not intend to hurt you, your outcomes are not their primary interest.

3) Develop long-term plans and goals and stick to them. Don't rely on luck for things to just work out.

4) Be willing to change or modify long-term plans and goals as situations change.

5) PAY ATTENTION

[Big Messer]

4 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

2) Never trust anyone else 100%. Though someone may not intend to hurt you, your outcomes are not their primary interest.

 

My dad used to say: don't believe anything you are told, and only half of what you see. Now with AI this may have to be heavily downgraded...

[Ace-Garageguy]

"Think about the damage that's been done...by really smart people who don't know anything".    Bill Whittle

[mk11]

Do the right thing. It will gratify some and astonish the rest.

[NYLIBUD]

Most people can’t drive,for sh#%,just IMO.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Life sucks and then you die.   

[Tim W. SoCal]

Let's see what kind of adventures tomorrow will bring.

[NYLIBUD]

Don’t spit or pee into the wind.😬

[Ace-Garageguy]

"The best revenge is to not be like your enemy"  Seneca

[JollySipper]

28 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

"The best revenge is to not be like your enemy"  Seneca

Yep...... Because they don't win until you stoop to their level............   

[Ace-Garageguy]

"It may be that a free society as we have known it carries in itself the forces of its own destruction...that once freedom has been achieved, it is taken for granted and ceases to be valued."   Friedrich Hayek

A scary thought. A whole lot scarier than the rise of AI...for those who think, anyway.

History is littered with the wreckage of civilizations that have collapsed from within, due to a combination of political, economic, and social failures. This suggests that the seeds of destruction flourish when people become complacent about their hard-won freedoms. 

Hayek also said "It is most important that a free society be based on strong moral convictions, and…if we want to preserve freedom…we should do all in our power to spread the appropriate moral convictions."

Our 'founding fathers' said much the same thing.

The position taken by the founders was that while a free society provides liberty, its stability is predicated on the internal moral compass of its citizens. Without that shared moral framework, freedom risks collapsing into chaos or requiring a more coercive form of government to maintain order. 

Think about it.

Edited 11 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy
punctiliousness

[Big Messer]

Better be thought to be a fool than opening your mouth and remove any doubt. Mark Twain.

[Big Messer]

If you don't succeed the first time skydiving is not for you. Internet knowledge.

[JollySipper]

Life is so very full of close calls, but ironically not many second chances!

(though every close call IS a second chance.....)

[Ace-Garageguy]

Good luck (EDIT: in business) is 95% being in the right place at the right time, by working hard to get there.

Edited 8 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nobody ever achieved anything but failure by making excuses, no matter how valid the reasons may be.

[Big Messer]

14 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Good luck is 95% being in the right place at the right time, by working hard to get there.

Having lotsa $$$ is a good substitute.

[Big Messer]

32 minutes ago, JollySipper said:

Life is so very full of close calls, but ironically not many second chances!

(though every close call IS a second chance.....)

Nobody ever died of "almost"...

[Big Messer]

3 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Nobody ever achieved anything but failure by making excuses, no matter how valid the reasons may be.

Military timeline:

1- Not yet

2- Not me

3- Not that bad

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 minutes ago, Big Messer said:

Nobody ever died of "almost"...

Ever see the results of a hand grenade that "almost" hit a guy?

Edited 8 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy

[Big Messer]

1 minute ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Ever see the results of a hand grenade that "almost" hit a guy?

Yes. And can't forget it.

[NYLIBUD]

On 10/28/2025 at 9:44 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Life sucks and then you die.   

Ace,u said it..And getting older each day,after day really sucks.Blaaaa😖I’m in my early fifty’s and I can’t feel my feet and legs half the time.😣Your health is the most important thing in life.

[Ace-Garageguy]

15 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

Ace,u said it..And getting older each day,after day really sucks.Blaaaa😖I’m in my early fifty’s and I can’t feel my feet and legs half the time.😣Your health is the most important thing in life.

Sorry to hear that.

The only thing I've found that pretty consistently makes me feel better physically and mentally is exercise, and I've been lax lately due to pain and just simple laziness.

But there's no doubt that for me, forcing myself to get exercising has almost immediate benefits.

Some days though, it takes more will than I seem to be able to muster.

 

[Rob Hall]

28 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

Ace,u said it..And getting older each day,after day really sucks.Blaaaa😖I’m in my early fifty’s and I can’t feel my feet and legs half the time.😣Your health is the most important thing in life.

Since turning 55 in June I've been feeling my age.. mentally still feel 25 but physically I have room for improvement...been working w/ my doctor.

[bamadon]

It's important as we age to have a purpose. I'll be 81 next month and still have a job 5 days a week. I don't need it but I think I would go down hill very quickly if I didn't have it. Just my thoughts.