I thought thats different though. I thought when referring to two people, the self is second and is I. When referring to one person did something to the self then its them against me? My sister and i went to the beach. is different than My sister told me she is going to the beach. is that not a correct distinction?
"It's a quick trip from the penthouse to the outhouse." An old boss told me that, but I don't remember the exact context. I think it may have been around the time the Kitzhaber scandal was going on.
Its not how many times you get knocked down, its how many times you get back up and keep going. Rocky once told me this and its solid advice!
Trust your gut. Every time I've hedged my bets against my gut, I've paid. Every time I followed my gut, I've won.
A wise person once told me to follow the 2.5 principle in all walks of life....if you think something takes ten minutes...it'll take 25...if you think it costs 10 dollars, it'll cost 25 dollars and always have 2.5 times the money you are about to spend still in the bank after you spend it.
When I first started my career my job was demanding, it felt like such a grind and I was exhausted and grumpy all the time. One of my buddy's said to me "man, you just got to learn to enjoy your suffering." That phrase really resonated with me as I realized suffering is a person reaction to perceived pain or discomfort. You can't control the pain, but you can control the suffering because it is something you are creating.
Another piece of great advice my dad gave me was, after more than a few years in PERS (with all my funds in a “fixed” account while those who put some of their funds in a “variable” account were making bank in a hot market), I finally decided to try the “variable” casino. When I told my dad I had taken the leap, he actually got pissed with me. He said, “Where on earth are you going to find a guaranteed 8% return on your investment?. This market can’t last forever, you damn fool.” So first chance I got, I quit contributing to the variable account, coincidentally just as the 2008 financial fiasco hit. I looked like a genius while my coworkers took major hits to their accounts (that took years to recoup). I got off relatively scot free. My dad wasn’t educated but he was damn smart when it came to money………and I am especially grateful in retirement.
That's similar to the rule of 3 with sex. If a girl tells you how many partners she has had then multiply the number by 3. If a guy tells you how many partners he has had then divide that number by 3.
You are correct on my sister and I. Delete sister and it's I went to the beach (correct). But she told my sister and I, delete sister and it's she told I, clearly wrong. And your sister told me, not I. Growing up if anyone said "me and my friends did X" we were corrected to "my friends and I". When I heard my niece, then in her teens, say "me and my friends" I was actually shocked. What happens when you are raised by English teacher!
