This is one of my perennial favorites, Mel Brooks and I have written about his writing before. And it is extremely self-explanatory. This was my New Year’s message for 1st January 2018 - remember those pre-pandemic good old days?

Hope for the best, expect the worst

Some drink champagne, some die of thirst

No way of knowing

which way it's going

Hope for the best, expect the worst!

Hope for the best, expect the worst

The world's a stage, we're unrehearsed

Some reach the top, friends, while others drop, friends

Hope for the best, expect the worst!

I knew a man who saved a fortune that was splendid

Then he died the day he'd planned to go and spend it

Shouting "Live while you're alive! No one will survive!"

Life is sorrow—here today and gone tomorrow

Live while you're alive, no one will survive—there's no guarantee

Hope for the best; expect the worst

You could be Tolstoy or Fannie Hurst

You take your chances; there are no answers

Hope for the best expect the worst!

I knew a man who saved a fortune that was splendid

Then he died the day he'd planned to go and spend it,

Shouting "Live while you're alive! No one will survive!"

Life is funny—Spend your money! Spend your money!

Live while you're alive, no one will survive—there's no guarantee

Hope for the best; expect the worst.

The rich are blessed; the poor are cursed

That is a fact, friends, the deck is stacked, friends

Hope for the best, expect the…

(Even with a good beginning, it's not certain that you're winning.

Even with the best of chances, they can kick you in the pantses)

Look out for the… Watch out for the worst! Hey!

— Mel Brooks

Ten days of slowdown

Day 1: Reaching your dream takes courage!

Day 2: Attitude

Day 3: Serenity

Day 4: Here’s to the crazy one’s

Day 5:

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Day 8:

Day 9:

Day 10: