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A Real Life's Lesson
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a life time As I write this, I am 28 nautical miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Star. As they charge 25 cents per minute for internet access, I�ve been offline. It�s not that I�m cheap, but well�.you know, that�s beer money. However that doesn�t mean my devious little mind has been completely idle. The above proverb is both famous and informational. An experienced young Jamaican waiter here on the ship provided me with similar inspiration. His lesson taught with �Don�t worry, be happy� playing in the background works like a charm if you have a bottle with a non twist off cap but no opener. It was a Zen like experience that I will now share with you as a public service.
Give a man a bottle opener and he can have a beer Teach a man to open one with his bare hands and he can drink for a lifetime Proverbials: Patrick; Chapter 1 Here’s a little trick I thought you’d like to know When you have a beer with no opener, Oh no no Don’t worry, Be happy No need to break your teeth or edge of door No shaken foam escaping to the floor Don’t worry, Be happy Just grab the bottle neck between finger and thumb Use your thumb as a fulcrum yum yum yum Don’t worry, Be Happy Take another bottle tilt it touching cap to cap Rock the bottle on your thumb and just like that Don’t worry Be Happy Let the edges of the bottle caps do all the work This trick’s so slick and it’s not a quirk Don’t worry, Be happy So to my Jamaican friend I would like to say I’ve transcended beer for just a day Don’t worry, Be happy Copyright 2010 Patrick A Granfors

Reviewed by Axilea MU

Reviewed on January 5, 2011

Useful stuff, actually; I think I might try. :)

Axilea

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

Reviewed on January 4, 2011

Happy New Year Patrick!!! Hope you have a wonderful cruise!!! Those Jamaicans are awesome people!!! Can't wait to go back and revisit their awesome country! Sound advice offered here......giggle...

Anna

Reviewed by pat medlin

Reviewed on December 31, 2010

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

My Jamaican raft poler was not happy rafting us down the river, even after my helper tipped him twice. He was deathly afraid we'd swamp and I'd drown. On the other hand, our over priced driver happily guided past horrendous wrecks to a stinky fish place we declined for our lifetimes to a roadside bar and local food we survived without diarrhea.

Have fun ringing in the New Year aboard ship or in Mazatlan or whatever.

I, too avoid the almost functional shipboard Internet cafe.

Ron

Reviewed by Eileen Granfors

Reviewed on December 30, 2010

I thought when you asked about the proverb that you must be writing about the whale we saw. . . hmmm, perspective indeed. :0)

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

ah yes, a couple of proverbs that could turn the welfare system around!

Reviewed by Paul Berube

Way to go, Patrick. Enjoy.

Reviewed by Richard King

Patrick, I'm shocked!!!! No real beer drinker from "BACK IN THE DAY" would ever confess to not knowing that little trick. My problem was the wrong bottle always opened. (Works better with those little plastic disposable lighters and the old seat belts from the 70's worked quite well too.) But, I really like that little "Don't worry be happy" line. Hope the cruise goes well. Thanks Dick

Reviewed by Christine Tsen

Powerful and exotic lyrics, you lucky man!
Happy New Year Mate,
Christine

Reviewed by The Poetess

Oh you are just too funny. If I ever decide to take up drinking beer and am stranded without a bottle opener I will surely find this handy. ;-) Thanks for the chuckle.

Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)

one of the few tricks i can actually perform which i do say i'm rather good at is chewing beer-caps off bottles without harming my teeth. enjoy your cruise.