What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0211

10501.  One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make in life is who you have children with.  Choose wisely;
10502.  When playing games with children, let them win;
10503.  You don’t have to learn everything the hard way;
10504.  One day you’ll need to be forgiven so learn to forgive others;
10505.  Instead of buying your children what you didn’t have, teach them what you didn’t know;
10506.  Never let your inner child die;
10507.  If you care too much about what other people think, you’re effectively their slave;
10508.  Be so busy improving your life that you don’t have time to criticize others;
10509.  Everyone you love will eventually die, spend your time with your loved ones; keep them close;
10510.  No one is a mind reader, voice how you feel;
10511.  Never feel bad about promoting yourself;
10512.  Hang out with people from different races, ethnicities and socio-economic classes;
10513.  Listen to understand not to respond;
10514.  You can’t pour from an empty cup.  Take care of yourself first;
10515.  Spending time alone is one of the best things you can do;
10516.  Remember that 80% of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people;
10517.  Compliment the meal when you’re the guest in someone’s home;
10518.  Show respect for everyone who works for a living regardless of how trivial their job;
10519.  The “Club 24” (Championship) Boxes at Nationals Park are nice.  The seats include food options from a high-end restaurant prepared by a chef and dedicated wait staff;
10520.  (I can say) I’ve sat in the “Club 24” (Championship) Boxes at Nationals Park;
10521.  Apparently, the “Club 24” (Championship) Boxes and the “K Street” (Championship) Boxes are the 2 most exclusive clubs at Nationals Park;
10522.  The 1924 Washington Senators won (Washington) D.C.’s first World Series championship;
10523.  The honey ham biscuits (i.e., mini, buttermilk biscuits with smoked Virginia ham) at the Lightfoot Restaurant (LightfootRestaurant.com) in Leesburg, Virginia, are tasty;
10524.  The berry salad (i.e., greens tossed with balsamic vinaigrette set with blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, spiced cashews & balsamic glaze) (with grilled shrimp) at the Lightfoot Restaurant (in Leesburg, Virginia,) is tasty too;
10525.  Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy;
10526.  Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder;
10527.  Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder;
10528.  Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder;
10529.  Easy has a cost;
10530.  The berry Chantilly cake at Whole Foods (Market) is tasty;
10531.  Jean Louisa Kelly (the actress) (kind of) looks like Robbie;
10532.  Primus is a jam band. . . . Who knew?
10533.  Les Claypool is a self-proclaimed Rush (i.e., Canadian rock band) geek;
10534.  Les Claypool went to (high) school and is friends with Kirk Hammett (the lead guitarist of Metallica);
10535.  Les Claypool auditioned to be the bassist for Metallica;
10536.  Broccoli shrinks a lot when you roast it (in the oven);
10537.  Despite what most mainstream therapists claim, couples with “open marriages” generally rate their overall satisfaction (with both their relationship and with life in general) significantly higher than those in conventional marriages do;
10538.  Many people have sex outside their primary relationships for reasons that have nothing to do with any inadequacy in their partner or in the relationship;
10539.  Charlie (Dog) likes (roasted) peanuts . . . shocker, he loves peanut butter;
10540.  Not everyone handles grief the same way;
10541.  Many men report that they had affairs simply because opportunities arose while women, for whom opportunities are often more plentiful, tend to report a more complex confluence of motivations;
10542.  When Shirley Glass and Thomas White anonymously interviewed 300 men and women about their extramarital affairs, they found that men tended to see their affairs as more sexual while women were motivated more by emotional considerations and reported greater levels of dissatisfaction with their marriages;
10543.  I’m glad to have Rob(ert) Roebuck as a friend. . . . I should’ve seen/texted/visited him more when I had the chance;

10544.  If you want to lose weight, get Invisalign.  They’re so annoying/difficult to put in and take out and you have to brush and floss after eating that it’s just not worth snacking;

10545.  Apparently, Ajay is immune to mushrooms;

10546.  If you want to get COVID(-19), stand in line to get into a Dave Matthews Band concert (at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia) without wearing a mask . . . stupid;

10547.  If you’re out of milk for your cereal, coffee will work;

10548.  Post-COVID lethargy is a real thing;

10549.  Charlie (Dog) likes doughnuts (in particularly Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts);

10550.  Guac(amole) on a (ham)burger is pretty good;