Twenty-Five Things It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn by Dave Barry

Dave Barry has long been a spokesperson for the baby Boomer generation.
He combines humor and philosophy and ends up with social commentary that is hilarious.
Today’s FamilyFirst pick is an excerpt from his book, Dave Barry Turns 50. It’s called Twenty-Five Things It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn.
Here’s a small sample of what Dave’s talking about:

The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.
They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies.
A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
There are 22 more. Enjoy.
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