en route; 
"Things My Grandmother Taught Me"
- Mila Jaroniec
#1 It’s better to be young and stupid than old and stupid.
"You obviously can’t learn anything if you don’t make any mistakes, and you have the rest of your life to “know better.” How can you know better if you never knew worse?"
#2 You can’t expect to be completed.
"Going through life reaching for your other half only makes you half a person. You’ll never feel complete until you realize that you are enough."
#3 Things are not that bad.
"Besides the whole “appreciate what you have” thing, if you really hate something, make a move to change it."
#4 Family is the most important thing.
"Anyone who loves you, has your back and is right there with you when things get real is family, and these are the people you have to take care of."
#5 Jager makes it better.
"I’ve never had a stomach problem I couldn’t fix. Stomach virus? Jager. Ate too much? Jager. Hangover? Jager. Seriously, that herbal liqueur is good for so much more than getting blackout. Besides, how can you not trust a woman who’s lived to be 88 on a diet of bread, sugar and Jager?"
it is amazing how the thoughts of some others can evoke thoughts into you. i guess that's why they call it 'the thought catalogue' in the first place.
and based on the fact that i'm actually having a flu now, perhaps i should go get myself a shot of Jager. 