How's about some advice for the youngin'?

a "Jimmy"?        First time I have ever heard one called that ..   

Drop everything material and move to a foreign country for as long as you can. Month, months, a year? Whatever you can do. It will work wonders for the rest of your life. I lived in The Netherlands for 1.5 years, Belgium for 6 months, Italy for a few months, and backpacked from London to Rome for three months. All separate adventures. It can be cheap, too. Other than airfare, the three month backpacking trek only cost me $700 and it was only 9 years ago. I slept in cemetaries, train stations, parks, wherever. Mostly I met really cool people and crashed at their place for a night, or in their barn I guess it also helped that between my buddy and I we spoke 7 languages.

 wow....that's fantastic-sounding but I have health issues to think of. One very important one being diabetes so doing all that would be difficult. And I only know a little French so it would be difficult going to all those other places haha. I may need to invest in Rosetta Stone program.

  Dang, Cartman, how did you become such a cunning linguist?  

I am well skilled in the art of the tongue...

Happy Birthday my young friend! My one piece of advice is - cherish and protect your health - without it, you have nothing.

Enjot the hell out of life! Figure out what that means for you - and you will look back on some great memories.

What's that saying - Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobody is watching.

Lance,

I'll tell you what I was told coming up...."Do what you think is right." 

Remember that in life there are three ways that a person learns.  First by reading about the subject.  Secondly by having information shared, or demonstrated, by a second person.  Thirdly some people have to **** on the electric fence just to see what will happen.  In other words doing **** the hard way.  Try not to **** on too many hot wires!  Learn from others mistakes - it will save you from having to make them yourself.

 I say live it up and burn the candle at both ends ..         


I wish I had the (nerve?) to do that when I was your age ..      :sigh::


  VERY HAPPY B.D., btw ..       <--(sugar-free cake)    

Get a job with a stable retirement system like, now.  Don't wait until you're in your 30's to say.."Uh, maybe I should stop jumping from job to job and settle in somewhere".  This is something that was preached to me as a teenager and, thank goodness, I listened (State Government job at 21, 12 years of service as of next week).  If all goes as planned, I'll be retired at 49 and on my way to a looooonng ride into the sunset. 

Oh yeah, and if you decide to get married wait at least 4-5 years to have kids.  Enjoy yourselves as a couple and make sure she's a "lifer"...oh yeah, and you can get it on with the bedroom door open and unlocked.  LOL

Happy Bday!