As far as possible without surrender flame those assholes who dare to have an opinion other than yours. Speak your truth louder and more frequently than the other guy and don't bother listening to others; they are dull and ignorant and should be shot.

Become a loud and aggressive person; you'd be amazed at how often you'll get your way.

If you compare yourself to Mark Nixon, you will become vain and bitter, for he could kick your ass six ways to Friday. Rather, compare yourself to someone like Pete Shelling, who is so much easier to feel superior to.

Enjoy your crushing defeats as well as your hollow victories. Keep interested in what Eddie Zeman has to say, however humble; he's a real hoot in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution when faced with IJA HIP, for those little yellow devils are full of trickery. But let this not blind you to that 8-inch spigot mortar up on the hill; many Marine squads will strive to hit the beach and everywhere along Red Beach 2, life is full of Heroes and 10-3 leaders.

Be Steve Pleva. Especially, go to the Wild West Fest and wipe the floor with those mangy Western scum. Neither be cynical about upcoming Critical Hit release dates; for in the face of missed deadlines, they are as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the council of Sam Belcher, for he has refused to gracefully surrender the things of youth and apparently will be dragged kicking and screaming into the grave. Way to go, Sam.

Nurture the power of hypnosis to shield you in case the enemy starts rolling low. But do not distress yourself imagining that the other guy knows what he's doing; he's as clueless as you are.

Beyond a nagging feeling that you shouldn't be doing this, go ahead and stack move.

You are a child of the ASL universe, no less than John Hill and Bob Macnamara; you have a right to post anything you want on the ASLML until Paul issues an Admin Alert. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt you should be using more halfsquads than you are.

Therefore be at peace with the OBA rules, whatever you first thought them to be, and however else you see people storing their counters, keep peace with your Plano.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken squads, it is still a beautiful game. Buy more ASL stuff. Strive to hide the purchase from your wife.