Rules I Learned the Hard Way

• Never walk through your living room with a freshly caught five-pound trout.
• If you plan on using a brush to apply stain, also plan on staining yourself.
• Following the opposite of my instincts is the best way enter of exit the precious metals markets.
• Both time temperature matter when baking something.
• Ignore the sound of running water in your house at your own peril.
• Admitting your spouse is correct and you are wrong is the better part of pretty much everything.
• Bigger is not always better in matters of fire, air pressure, or counterweight.
• The missing socket from your set is always the one you need.

—Mitchell Hegman