Friday Five: Rules
19 Feb
Woohoo! It’s Friday Five time again, which’ll be my THIRD new post this week. Whew. This week’s called “Rules”.
1. Be honest: what are some rules you have for yourself that don’t really make much sense?
Nowadays I only get out of bed when the minute hand is on a :05 or a :00. So I’ll get out of bed at 6:30 or 6:35, but not 6:33. I have no idea what I do this. Maybe it’s laziness, because a rule like that only results in my staying in bed as much as 4 minutes longer.
Yeah. It’s silly.
2. What rules of questionable sense did your parents have for you when you were young?
Nothing really questionable although I will say the only kids I grew up with who had a stricter upbringing than mine were the “fundie” kids.
3. What’s a rule most people (if not all people) seem never to obey?
When you’re waiting to get on an elevator, let people exit first. It’s rude to push yourself on while people are trying to exit. Certain people in my apartment building will ALWAYS stand directly in front of the doors when they open and run right into people. I’m seriously not trying to be racist or insensitive or politically correct, but I wonder if it’s a cultural thing.
4. There are no rules governing the giving and receiving of Valentine’s Day gifts, but what rules should there be?
Speaking as someone who does not go out on V-Day anymore because I am old and cheap, I’d lke to see Valentine’s Day become a holiday for couples again. Cards/candy for kids are fine, but I’m slightly squicked by the growing trend of taking your daughter/son out on a “date” that day. Parent/kid dates are cute, but can we have one day out for the grownups?
5. If the Golden Rule says you should do unto others as you’d have others do unto you, what would the Silver and Bronze rules say?
Silver: Obey the Golden Rule, but don’t be a doormat. At some point, you have to quit putting yourself out for certain people because they’ll use you.
Bronze: Don’t leave an empty food product container where someone else could possibly think it’s still full. That’s cruel.
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Wt: 167.8
Dream: I was hanging out at a NKOTB concert. 
