Teaching - The Lost Profession

Andrew - Whether it is simply my personality or my teaching degree..... I generally feel the need to impart as much of my learned knowledge, onto the people around me, as possible - even if most of it is useless and generally incorrect.

I was thinking today about all the things I've learned from others, in particular Gusband, Lucy & Sawusband. I'm not talking about the sentimental mushy stuff. They know all that... I'm talking about the practical things I've learned about life.

Gusband has taught me many things over the last 10 years and he was the one who introduced me to Radient washing powder. People, this smells sooooo  much better than all the others! God knows how he knew that, I don't think I've let him near the washing machine for at least 9 years.  Gusband is responsible for my love of "Big Men in Tights" and not the lycra cladded men (although I'm a bit partial to those as well). Lucy perpetuated my love of this particular wine at the restaurant, so that was very helpful.

Lucy has taught me that it doesn't matter how much you will it to be so, if the label says "Needs full sun" it means the plant needs full sun. Mostly shade will not do.

Sawusband has taught me that as much as I can appreciate great wine - even good wine - I should always buy cheap wine to quaff because I have no idea what the fuck I am talking about - and I drink too much of it to waste on a decent bottle. (I think he also thinks he has taught me how to build a decent fire but truth be told I knew that WAY BEFORE that lesson).

There are so many things I've learned from these and many other people in my life and as I start to write them down it becomes too overwhelming to continue. I shall leave today's post with an extract from a Robert Fulgham book All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten:


"Think what a better world it would be if 
all - the whole world - had cookies and milk about 
three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with
our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments 
had a basic policy to always put thing back where 
they found them and to clean up their own mess. 

And it is still true, no matter how old you
are - when you go out into the world, it is best 
to hold hands and stick together."

I'm pleased I've got people do do that with.

Enjoy your day campers. xxxx

P.S - Who was the crazy bastard who taught me that I hate meat and fruit together? I mean seriously wtf were they thinking? Apricot Chicken is NOT a dish.