Things I Won't Do.

My youngest brother is a senior in college - and thanks to some sort of incredibly lax rules at his college, I am able to play on his intramural soccer team despite being neither a student nor a university employee (ok, not an employee of his school)!  Last night was our first game of the year - and you better believe that this old man is sore.  Of course, I would probably feel a bit better if I hadn't agreed to hop in a 4v4 volleyball game that picked up moments after our soccer game ended.

What's the point of this?  Well, there isn't much I won't do - even if I know I'll pay for it later in sore muscles.  Unfortunately (or maybe it should be fortunately), that same "can do" attitude doesn't permeate a lot of other areas of my life.  I'm definitely cautious when it comes to things like jobs and finances.

Finally, there are a few areas in my life where I simply won't do something.  For example:

• I won't do drugs.  Never have, never will.
• I won't ever choose having a cat over having a dog.
• I won't back down from an argument when I'm convinced I'm right (and I'm convinced the outcome matters).
• I won't engage in political talks with people I don't know.  You can argue with buffoons and too many people who want to argue politics are buffoons (on both sides of the political aisle).
• I won't eat swiss cheese or black olives if I can help it.
• I won't make any attempt to visit Mexico again (I would go back to most of the other counties I've been too however).
• I won't ever compromise my standards in the classes I teach.  I will, however, work with students who are willing to work with me.
• I won't get a haircut until I absolutely need one.  I'm not much better with oil changes for my car.
• I won't snowboard if skiing is an option.
• I won't ever say that just because it's snowing out I can't use my grill to cook up a delicious dinner.
• I won't ever understand why people like Katy Perry's songs.  Same for Taylor Swift.  Unless you are teenager, anything teenagers do or think is beyond the limits of rational analysis anyway.
• I won't get fat because of deserts.  I might because of things like chips (Nachos!) and dip.
• I won't stop enjoying "kids" things like baseball cards and video games.
• I won't allow myself to be consumed by "kids" things however.
• I won't argue with my wife about aesthetics.  She's right and I should always know it.
• I won't turn down most trade requests on my blog, even if I think I'm getting the short end of the proverbial stick.
• And finally, I won't be buying any Topps Chrome ($20 for what, 16 cards?  No thanks).  The same goes for Topps Heritage...at least until I track down the short prints that I need for all the other Heritage sets that I've already begun.

What won't you do?