Things You Wish You Had Known Years Ago

[Doc Safari]

1. Buffalo Burgers taste better than burgers made from beef.

Vive le Differance. My girlfriend and I went to Tombstone Arizona for the weekend. One little cafe was selling hamburgers made from buffalo meat. I am telling you right now that was the best hamburger I've ever eaten, and I wasn't particularly hungry. The meat is simply tastier and of milder flavor than beef. I'm hoping all the beef cattle ranchers in the US will see the light on this and start raising bison. No cow burger will ever be adequate again.

2. I finally admit I think the AR is a better gun than the AK

I owned all kinds of so-called "assault rifles" in the years that Bush 41 and Clinton were president. I considered myself an AK man and considered the AR to be "not for me." Over the years, I battled poor quality control in the AK platform, not to mention the crappy parts forced on the civilian market by section 922(r). Then in 2010 I decided "everyone needs one M4." I sold one of my prized AK's to get it. A month later I was selling all my AK's to buy M4's and stuff for my M4's. The kicker: I fired my "best" AK side-by-side with my first M4. The M4 was able to hit not only clay pigeons lying in the dirt, but also PIECES of clay pigeons lying in the dirt. The AK wouldn't stay on a coffee can. Nuff said. I also decided the lack of a bolt hold-open on the AK was unacceptable.

3. I don't like pickles on hamburgers

For most of my life I've eaten burgers with dill pickles on them. Then one day I ate at a restaurant that gives you a pickle spear as a side and not on the sandwich. It dawned on me that all this time the sourness of the pickles was overwhelming the taste of the rest of the burger. Never again will I eat a burger with pickles on it.

4. I unintentionally overeat

I'm still working on this one, but I'm finding that I can eat less and not feel hungry later. Now if I could just convince some of the restaurants I eat at to lower their portion sizes.

5. Silence is Golden

I've lived most of my life having something on in the background: radio, TV, computer, CD's, or whatever. I"m finding that sometimes I'd rather drive without something blaring in my ear, and that it reallly is okay to be at home and not have the TV or radio on. Sometimes just sitting on the porch with a glass of iced tea watching the scenery is the only program worth watching.

6. I'd rather have a job I enjoy than one that pays a lot

I worked too many jobs that were stressful but paid a lot. I think I would have been happier learning a trade or something less stressful. I'm not even counting the fact that I'm a rancher now because that has its stresses, too.

I'll post more if I think of any.

[fixit69]

1. How much of a f**ked up b@$*h my ex was. Wood have saved me a few hundred thousand dollars and a possible prison sentence courtesy her and the IRS.

2. Silence is worth more than gold.

3. The rarer the steak the better. I ate medium for years, now almost rare. Better flavor. Less cooking time, what's not to like.

4. This site

[Ryno12]

I wish I would've known last week's winning Powerball numbers, two weeks ago.

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[SteyrAUG]

1. Don't elevate pussy on a pedestal. Don't spend all your time trying to be hip, cool, fly, def or otherwise get noticed. If you just can't relate to her on equal or better terms then you aren't getting any no matter what you wear, dress or say. Just go get it, she knows why you are talking to her.

Really passed up some nice opportunities in the past because I didn't know that simple thing.

2. Make life mean something. Nobody on their deathbed evaluated their life and thought "thank god I always got the bills paid on time, wore sensible shoes and was never late for work." There is certainly nothing wrong with being responsible and dependable, unless it is at the cost of your existence and that is all you managed to do.

3. There are people you know socially and there are people who are your friends. Don't mistake one for the other, friends are those rare individuals who help you out when there isn't anything in it for them other than the fact that you are friends. It's usually a short list.

4. The richest man is the one who is most content with what he has. Nice things are really nice but if you need a million dollars to feel good about yourself and you make $40k a year, you are going to have a hard life. Realistic goals and material desires that you can actually accomplish are far more satisfying than having superior taste.

5. Nobody can damage your honor, only you can do that.

[cinco]

I'd rather trust you, than like you.

[Five_Point_Five_Six]

1. Chicken fried steak, isn't chicken.

2. A $20 coffee press makes much better tasting coffee than any $100 coffee pot.

3. It's never a good idea to take a laxative and a sleeping pill all in the same evening.

4. Never give money or anything else for that matter to a friend or family member and expect to get it back.

5. Dry fire is real training when done properly, not just an excuse to play with my gun.

[jaydoc1]

Older women love younger men!

[Bubba FAL]

It is possible to get through life without a credit card.

And the corollary to that: a credit rating does not matter if you always pay cash.

[thopkins22]

1)Life is too short to drink crappy beer or whiskey.

2)Women are crazy. There are no exceptions. Wonderful, but absolutely certifiably insane. You may find one that is great and that you get along with, but rest assured...she's bat shit crazy.

3)Don't carry the weight of your life and decisions with you. I would rather die penniless having lived my life to the fullest than spend most of it grinding away worried about senseless BS. Make decisions for you, not your friends, not your parents, not because of what's expected of you. Chances are that's what's going to make them happiest with you anyway.

4)Fish more. You'll be happier.

6)Most importantly, I finally found Ron Swanson's Pyramid of Greatness. It encompasses damn near everything I want to live my life by.

[rero360]

After talking with admissions at a college back home in CA, I've learned that they might not be able to even accept my application to attend for their mechanical engineering bachelors program because I already have a bachelors, music business. I wish I had known that it would have been a useless degree and would potentially hold me back in the future. Still waiting to hear back from the school after I sent them transcripts and a brief description of my military career to see if they will be able to make an exception for me, apparently its a state mandate to not let individuals to get a second degree. Looking into the feasibility of just going for a masters in ME.

Another one that I still don't know but wish I did, women, 30 years old and they still confuse the hell out of me, love 'em, but don't understand 'em.