Saturday, May 14, 2011

Swanson Pyramid of Greatness

I've been developing the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness for years. It's a perfectly calibrated recipe for maximum personal achievement. I used it when I coached a basketball team. Under my tutelage boys will grow into men, from men into gladiators, and from gladiators into Swansons. Categories include:

     - Teamwork. Very important. Equally important...

     - Selfishness. Take what's yours.


    - America. The only country that matters. (If you want to experience other cultures, use an atlas or a ham radio.)

     - Cursing. There's only one bad word, "Taxes."

     - Haircuts. There are only three acceptable haircuts: high and tight, crew cut, buzz cut.

     - Animal Proteins. Four to eight servings daily. Cow, Pig, Chicken, Deer. Fish for sport only. Fish meat is practically a vegetable.
  
     - Friends. One to three is sufficient.
  
     - Capitalism. God's way of determining who is smart, and who is poor.

     - Skim milk. Avoid it.

     - Honor. If you need it defined, you don't have it.

     - Facial hair. Full, thick and square. If you have to sculpt it, that probably means you can't grow it. 

     - Living in the woods. Live off the land.

     - Rage. One rage every three months is permitted. Try not to hurt anyone who doesn't deserve it.

     - Poise. Sting like a bee. Do not float like a butterfly. That's ridiculous.

     - Property rights. They exist. Do not let them be taken away from you.

     - Frankness. Cut the bullshit.

     - Crying. Acceptable at funerals and the Grand Canyon.

     - B.O. Cultivating a manly musk puts your opponents on notice.

     - Cabins. A place to rest that is made of logs. 

     - Skim milk. That's right, it's on here twice. Avoid it.

     - Masonry. Building walls makes you strong. Defending them makes you stronger.

     - Stillness. Don't waste energy moving unless necessary. 

     - Torso. Should be thick and impenetrable. 

     - Intensity. Give 100%. 110% is impossible. Only idiots recommend that. 

     - Old wooden sailing ships. They're beautiful. 

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