Out of an abundance of caution, I usually begin with "As far as I know, you only live once, although there are certain religions and cultures that hold that . . ."
and we thank with brief thanksgiving whatever gods may be that no life lives for ever; that dead men rise up never; that even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea.
Out of an abundance of caution, I usually begin with "As far as I know, you only live once, although there are certain religions and cultures that hold that . . ."
Well, you get the idea.
Posted by Mitch Mills | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 3:08 PM
I should have known that "No rejecting the premise" wouldn't deter the lawyers...
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 3:24 PM
so try not to fuck it up entirely.
Posted by paperwight | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 4:45 PM
but nothing in particular follows from that.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 5:31 PM
...so maximize utility!
Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 7:32 PM
...so borrow heavily in your old age.
Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 7:35 PM
.., and yet I spend it all obsessively hitting refresh on the sites of my blogroll.
Posted by cala | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 9:36 PM
and we thank with brief thanksgiving whatever gods may be that no life lives for ever; that dead men rise up never; that even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea.
Posted by rilkefan | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 9:52 PM
...so you'd better take this opportunity to make out with someone from unfogged?
No, that's not even convincing *me*.
Actually BW's answer is the one I usually give. I'm especially cranky about the 'live every day as though it were your last' heuristic.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 11-24-04 10:13 PM
... but mistakes in print can be perpetuated forever.
Posted by Jonathan Dresner | Link to this comment | 11-25-04 2:42 AM
...so eat all the bacon you can.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 11-25-04 7:18 AM
..., so quit waiting around for the Ph.D. lady. Sorry Ogged!!
Posted by Veiled | Link to this comment | 11-25-04 1:23 PM
Re: Phelps
1
I am that kind.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome perhaps?
;-)
Posted by rich | Link to this comment | 11-25-04 1:42 PM
...so maybe sniffing glue isn't as bad for you as they say? why not find out! I'm trying to conquer this attitude, tho...
Posted by belle waring | Link to this comment | 11-25-04 7:30 PM
...which, given what you've done with it so far, is probably once too many.
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 11-25-04 9:40 PM
"You only live once, but it's taking forever."
Hmmm, I bet that would make a good Smiths song.
Posted by Mitch Mills | Link to this comment | 11-26-04 5:45 AM
What Cala said.
Posted by David Weman | Link to this comment | 11-26-04 6:04 AM
So feel free to post comments on dead threads! Carpe diem! There are no fools!
Posted by Tripp | Link to this comment | 11-29-04 10:08 AM
You only live once... so you might want to stretch it as far as you can, Sparky.
Posted by nightshift66 | Link to this comment | 11-29-04 1:42 PM