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12 July 201611 July 2016Patio Wisdom

Patio Wisdom Tuesday: Life is Like Coffee At Work

Life is a lot like coffee at work: sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and sometimes you should just be happy to have it at all. Having some perspective on life and being satisfied with “who you are” is the cornerstone of Patio King’s wisdom. If you can’t be comfortable in your own skin, you’ll waste […]

7 June 201614 May 2016Patio Wisdom

Patio Wisdom Tuesday: Knuckle Busters Teach Lessons

If at first you do not succeed, then you should do it like I told you in the first place. Remember that wisdom is hard won, usually through a few bloody noses and broken bones. For the apprentice, the wisdom from the man with scarred knuckles could keep said apprentice from having the same scars. […]

6 September 2015Road Wisdom

Grease and God

The only things holding it together were grease and God. . ======== Like what you’re reading? Check out “Patio Wisdom” in the Lulu Store and at Amazon.

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