Note to self

To avoid unnecessary heartburn and disappointment:

- do not expect others to treat you as you treat them

- remember that common sense is not at all common and is seriously lacking

- do not expect everyone to have a sense of responsibility

- in this country, most people are not courteous

- some people think they are above the law and regulations

- accept the fact that there are idiots, barbarians, jerks, bullies

- most people choose the easy way, not the right way

- most people think only of themselves, and do things at the others' expense

- be selfish, be mean even if it meant being the black sheep, do not sink to a lower level