10 Things I Wish My Dad Had Taught Me


	10 Things I Wish My Dad Had Taught Me

ColoradoRight

5-28-2009 4:07 PM

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5-29-2009 1:31 PM

jay8h

Go Left? Oh, in basket ball. Never mind.

5-29-2009 1:32 PM

kate0spencer

never underestimate your fertility?...
ahh.. ok..

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Get a haircut</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/">There's never been a sorrier display of men's hairstyles than the parade of short-longs and sensitive ponytails found on campuses throughout the '90s. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/"><STRONG>7. It is not enough to be well rounded</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/"> if you want to make a living, it is wise to excel in at least one discipline, preferably the thing you love. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/"><STRONG>6. Go left</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/"> But in the drive-and-dish world of pickup hoops, what I needed was a left hand.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/"><STRONG>5. 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Use sunscreen</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/"><STRONG>1. Never underestimate your fertility</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/26/10-things-i-wish-my-father-had-told-me/">My father actually said this all the time, but can you ever stress this point enough? </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/BBD0F1B9-1009-41EF-9557-38E14A85F452/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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