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A Purposeful Life

Some go to college
  to seek knowledge
Others nod and wink
  drink after drink...

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 8/23/2020 6:40:00 AM

You are so right Gershon, and the ones that go to drink and socialize normally drop out in the first year! Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/23/2020 9:51:00 AM

That's right: Take a drink; drop a course. Bogus bliss, I guess. :) gw

Judy Ball

Date: 8/22/2020 2:19:00 PM

Well said Gershon. Some go to college to learn others go for the social activity. Great job. God Bless, JB

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/22/2020 9:11:00 PM

We used to say that I got my B.A. (Bad Attitude) at College... Not really. (I had a bad attitude before I went; but I came out with a good one, amazingly). Positivity and Poetry, Gershon

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/22/2020 1:44:00 PM

oh this is so COOL

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/22/2020 9:08:00 PM

Hey, thanks, Andrea! Glad you like it. And stay cool during this hot spell! ~ Breezes and Balm, Gershon

Sharon Keely

Date: 8/22/2020 11:26:00 AM

Very true - though I have to say, thinking and drinking are not necessarily mutually exclusive...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/22/2020 8:57:00 PM

Hey, hey, Sharon: You're right. Why, I can drink and think with the best of them,... er, Whatsh zhat I'se shaying? ~ Burp and Belch, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/21/2020 8:56:00 PM

A cynic's motto: I think - therefore, I drink..

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/22/2020 8:45:00 PM

Ha, ha! Love it, Michelle! (You might want to check out a little write I just posted, "Take a Drink.") ~ Yup, Bottoms Up! :) gw

Joe Dimino

Date: 8/21/2020 8:56:00 PM

I've done both:) True words my friend. We have the choice to sink or swim -- or at least be a good floater doing no harm. Great advice, Gershon. Love it!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/22/2020 8:50:00 PM

Yeah, I've done both too -- and then did poorly on the test the next day. That's the 'brilliance' of an 18-year old, the last time I ever had more than one beer at a time. Lesson learned, at least for me. More power to you, though. Suds and Smiles, Gershon

Doris Bounds

Date: 8/21/2020 8:08:00 PM

now there is wisdom in those words and I have to smile at our youth

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/22/2020 9:19:00 PM

I like your nuanced comment here, Doris. ... And truth be told, I have to smile at our youth too. (I wasn't any different, really, always learning the hard way)... :) gw