Rules to live by. . . .


Agnes Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.

Army Laws: If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, pick it up. If you
can't pick it up, paint it.

Bartz's Law of Hokey Horsepuckery: The more ridiculous a belief system, the
higher the probability of its success.

Baruch's Rule for Determining Old Age: Old age is always fifteen years older
than I am.

Basic Law of Construction: Cut it large and kick it into place.

Berra's Law: You can observe a lot just by watching.

Boling's Postulate: If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it.

Borstelmann's Rule: If everything seems to be coming your way, you're
probably in the wrong lane.

Bralek's Rule for Success: Trust only those who stand to lose as much as you
do when things go wrong.

Brien's First Law: At some time in the life cycle of virtually every
organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.

Cardinal Conundrum: An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible
worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.

Character and Appearance Law: People don't change; they only become more so.

Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic.

Clyde's Law: If you have something to do, and you put it off long enough,
chances are someone else will do it for you.

Displaced Hassle Principle: To beat the bureaucracy, make your problem their
problem.
Ducharm's Axiom: If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize
yourself as part of the problem.
Dykstra's Law: Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.

Ehrlich's Rule: The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the
parts.

Farber's Third Law: We're all going down the same road in different
directions

Finnegan's Law: The farther away the future is, the better it looks.