re: What Is Something You Didn't Realize Until Later In Life

Ovens vary

Principle is solid.


I figured out that I could put bacon in my cold oven and when it came up to 365, time to turn.
Similar result setting to 450 for chunk of frozen cod.

Davy Crockett and his wife died from an Indian massacre at his home. It was his grandson, Davy Crockett that died at the Alamo.


Also I've always hated that BMWs don't have a dip stick, but I recently learned you can check the oil level from inside you car. They hide this feature on the turn signal lever, so I never noticed it.

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The dial on the toaster is not level of toastiness, it's minutes.

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the frick? I’m all over that damn dial and I’ve had my share of burnt toast.

Avoid getting drunk with your coworkers or classmates(professional school). I never had a problem, was always the guy who was neutral in most situations which meant that I had to listen to people's shite for the rest of the night/week/month/year.
If I had to do it over, I'd drink with people who I knew could handle their liquor

I swear to god, i was in my mid 30's before i realized there's a small arrow on your gas gauge telling you which side of the car you fill the tank.

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Avoid getting drunk with your coworkers or classmates(professional school)

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Advice for graduate school attendees?

That I generally don’t like people because they are really fricking stupid.

That I was wrong about everything I used to think was “unfair.”

Realized how difficult it was for my parents to save enough for a nice beach vacation and then spend that hard earned money on making priceless memories.

How valuable and influential my grandparents were to me.

That guacamole and boudin are both foods that look gross, but are actually delicious.

The Mayor from Jaws is still the Mayor in Jaws 2.

It is so important to vote in local elections.

Girls want to get a nut too.

I used to just stick it in till I was done

Now I have to do all this extra work