Retrospections

"In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man. Now I've reached that age I try to do all those things the best I can." - Robert Plant

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

Had I known how annoying wearing glasses would be with a (shifted to the left) nose, I would have been much more diligent wearing the plastic thing the Logan hospital doctors gave me after nose surgery after the classy Weber State player kicked me in the face after I got tackled.

Had I known it would cost me a criminal misdemeanor, a $600 life skills course, $500 in fines and court fees, and fifteen hours of community service, I would have opted to not top off my freshman year as an Aggie by pulling the Snow Hall dormitory fire alarm at 3:00 AM in the freezing winter.

Had I known that engaging in a razor scooter race with my friends throughout the halls of Skyline High School during fifth period in the spring of '03, wearing rugby shorts and ski goggels, would have gotten me a 1.5 day suspension and a subsequent pizza/swimming party at Josh's, (which everyone who didn't get suspended also attended), ...oh wait, I am so glad we did that.

Had I known that toiletpapering a girl's house on a main road at 10:00 PM would have caused Zach Hanks to lose his shoe by virtue of our attempted retreat, I would have reminded everyone beforehand to double knot.

Had I been aware of Ayn Rand earlier in my life, I would have felt justification for many of my thoughts and actions.