2,000th Post Giveaway -- Winner is SoftRockRenegade.

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Study the foundations of all possible rational judgments. Then seek to improve yourself by reasoning only within those bounds.

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Take a kid fishing or hiking and you'll make a life long positive memory....Thanks for the giveaway this is very cool...

CellerDrummer
 
"Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

"Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience."

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Thanks for the chance. I like this quote from Twain. It helps me stay on track with my diet.

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."

-- Mark Twain
 
Try to learn something new everyday even if it's only a word you don't know the meaning of.

Don't judge a person by looks alone.

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Don't make decisions based on what other people think, always follow your own instinct.
 
Pour your life into something and it will give back to you.

Thanks for putting up this beautiful knife for a contest!
 
"Stay in the yellow."

That's the best tip I ever got. It came from a mentor of mine, a Vietnam-era retired Special Forces colonel [disclosure: I am not and was never in the Special Forces]. Too often in life, we are just trudging along with blinders on, not really paying attention to what's going on... unprepared. In so many ways; yes, not only in combat. That's called being in the "white." Totally oblivious. But being "in the yellow" means to increase your awareness just a hair at all times; to pay attention to the stuff going on around you. To pay attention to the way your loved ones are feeling. To pay attention to how people around you are reacting to your words and actions. To pay attention when you're crossing the road, taking out your wallet, and yes... walking across a rice paddy in Vietnam. And that way, you won't ever have to go straight from white to black. Being in the "Black" is when you're suddenly in full-on combat. But being in the "black" can also be when you unintentionally piss someone off or hurt someone you love because you weren't staying aware of what was going on around you; you were daydreaming. My mentor was telling me to stop daydreaming and ignoring things around me... he was telling me to stay aware of the real world around me... just a little bit... to stay in the yellow.

Since I got that advice and really understood what he meant, my life has been happier and more fulfilling. I now live my life more aware of what's going on around me. Being more aware than the average person has saved my bacon financially, emotionally, and professionally. That was 10 years ago, almost to the day, summer of 2002. God bless him, col. (retired) Jim Callahan, U.S. Army Special Forces.
 
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1. Try to live your life so that you will be at least half the man that your dog thinks you are.
2. Always "check six".
 
softrockrenegade said:
Congrats on 2k and thanks for The chance !!! Eat your vegetables young man :D and remember ,clean room clean heart !!!
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Congratulations, SoftRockRenegade. Random.org picked #51. Please PM me your address and the knife will be on its way.

Thanks to all who participated. There were quite a few helpful, funny, and thought-provoking responses.
 
congrats!
and thanks for the contest -- reading some of the responses has been fun.
 
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