July 29, Wed. - Regress

Today's a day for "high fives" and heavy use of the term "jiggy" (or "fresh" or "wicked" or whatever word meant "cool" when you were in high school). Watch Thundercats on youtube, you can find Thundarr the Barbarian there too. Listen to your all your dated music, cuff-roll your jeans... you're getting the picture yeah? All that stupid crap flies today.

July 24, Fri. - Walk, Don't Run

Because if you're late, you're late. Running will make you late, sweaty and out of breath. Or you might trip, land on your hand and break your wrist. Or you'll end up getting mad at the slow people in front of you just strolling around without a care. They seem so happy don't they? Look how slow they're walking. That should be you. Slow down fool.

July 23, Thurs. - Stop Lyin'

Don't pretend to know about stuff you don't actually know about, 'cuz then you start talking, and it's all fiction. Conversely, if you do know something, and you don't say something, that's a lie of omission. (Big Dummy doesn't necessarily mind these - everybody doesn't have to know everything you know... especially if they don't ask. But then, if they do, you should tell the truth. Unless you're in the army.) It's okay to "not know the right answers," so long as you have the capacity to find the right answers. It's not okay to make up fake answers.*

*Unless you have a knack for making up answers that happen to be "right."

July 22, Wed. - Hit something as hard as you can

It's been a while since I've posted a rule. Big Dummy's been busy wurkin' and trying to take vacation and then wurkin while on vacation. I know. So stupid. And so the rule follows. Hit something (not someone) with everything you've got.* It's like when women cry and they say they feel better after but they don't know why. Same thing here, just not as ridiculously fem.

*If you hit a brick wall, (or concrete or metal... you get the idea) you'll break your hand. So don't do that.

June 10, Fri - Figure it out

Today's post will be a little longer than usual, bear with me... There is something you've been avoiding, and it's nagging you. It's making you cranky and frustrated. You try to hide it in your outward behavior, but still, it's there, messing up your decisions and clouding your judgement. It's a task you've put off, a conversation you need to have, a self truth that you haven't embraced. You've been avoiding it. Here's the stupid part. It's something glaringly obvious, yet you might not even know what IT is. Take ten minutes of quiet time today, figure it out, then handle it. You'll be happier. It's Friday. Today should be a happy day.

July 8, Wed. - Boycott ALL Celebrity News

America eats its celebrities. We're responsible for their madness. Our fascination with everything they do enables and empowers them. They are more than human, because we've propped them up that way. And we've even propped up the people that make a living just talking about the things they do. Drop your People Magazine, turn off Entertainment Tonight, navigate away from the Celebuzz website and go pick up a good book. Please.

July 7, Tues. - Take Inspiration from Inspiration

It's been a while since the last rule, so I'll try to make up for it. Here goes: You have a favorite band. You listen to them all the time. Don't listen to them today. Instead, listen to music that inspired your favorite band*, see if you can hear what they did.

*Bonus: Who's that guy? (Hint: he created and inspired a lot of great music)

July 2, Thurs. - George Thorogood Day

That's one bourbon, one scotch AND one beer. Sub in your favorite spirits, and remember, beer is their friend.*

Non-drinkers: Order up a "Safe Sex on the Beach" and hold on to the car keys.