Re: RC: [Fwd: CTR: Sunscreen Song Lyrics]

[owens <owensall@sierranet.net>]

This is also a "song" that is played on the radio all the time.  Sounds
like Martin Sheen is reading the words.
Katee
> 
> Jennifer Heim wrote:
> 
> > Words to live by! This has been attributed to Kurt Vonnegut addressing the
> > graduating class at MIT....
> > but, as most urban legends go, it wasn't.  A columnist for a Chicago
> > newspaper jotted it down while (and I quote) "high on coffee and M&Ms".
> > Regardless, some sage and wonderfully humorous wisdom.
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
> > Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99.....Wear Sunscreen
> >
> > If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
> > The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas
> > the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
> > than my own meandering experience...I will dispense this advice now.
> >
> > Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; Oh never mind; you will not
> > understand the power of beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust
> > me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way
> > you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous
> > you really looked...You are not as fat as you imagine.
> >
> > Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
> > effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.  The
> > real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your
> > worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
> >
> > Do one thing that everyday that scares you.
> >
> > Sing
> >
> > Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who
> > are reckless with yours.
> >
> > Floss
> >
> > Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're
> > behind... the race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
> >
> > Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in
> > doing this, tell me how.
> >
> > Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
> >
> > Stretch
> >
> > Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life...
> > the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what
> > they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
> > olds I know still don't.
> >
> > Get plenty of calcium
> >
> > Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
> >
> > Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't,  maybe you'll have children, maybe you
> > won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40,  maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on
> > your 75th wedding anniversary... whatever you do, don't congratulate
> > yourself too much or berate yourself either-
> > your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
> >
> > Enjoy your body, use it every way you can...don't be afraid of it, or what
> > other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
> >
> > Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
> >
> > Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
> >
> > Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
> >
> > Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
> >
> > Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people
> > most likely to stick with you in the future.
> >
> > Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should
> > hold on.
> >
> > Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you
> > get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
> >
> > Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in
> > Northern California once, but leave before it makes
> > you soft.
> >
> > Travel
> >
> > Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
> > philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when
> > you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children
> > respected their elders.
> >
> > Respect your elders.
> >
> > Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe
> > you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run
> > out.
> >
> > Don't mess to much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look
> > 85.
> >
> > Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it.
> >
> > Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
> > from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling
> > it for more than it's worth.
> >
> > But trust me on the sunscreen...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Myron & Sue Flagg [mailto:bzdgulch@ecis.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 5:34 PM
> > To: trailriding@cwa.com
> > Subject: Re: CTR: Helmets and Sunscreen
> >
> > At 07:24 AM 5/6/99 , Gretchen wrote:
> >
> > Have any of you heard the song/tune going around called To The Class of
> > 1999....Wear Your Sunscreen! ?   If not, you should....~lol~
> >
> > Do you have the words somewhere?
> >
> >                  Sue
> 
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