10. Never spit into the wind.

9. Don't talk to strange women.

8. Always put on clean underwear! In Chicagoland, this piece of advice proved very helpful during the blustery winters when my bottom was protected by several pairs of BVDs!

7. "Don't put the cart before the Volkswagen!"

6. Never argue with big-muscled men who have the word "Mom' tattooed on one arm and the words "Psycho Killer" on the other.

5. "The oil is always cleaner in other people's engines"

4. Don't eat food high in calories, fat grams or those labeled with a skull and cross bones.

3. How to play the game, "Step on a crack.. Break your Mother's rack and pinion steering.

2. The best way to spell "joy" is still.. Jesus first, Other's second and Yourself last."

And the number one lesson I learned from my Mom was..

1. Generosity!