• Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

• Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something Really big.

• Don't listen to critics. Do what has to be done.

• Build on the high ground.

• For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

• Two heads are better than one.

• Speed isn't always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails.

• If you can't fight or flee--float.

• Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on earth.

• Don't forget that we're all in the same boat.

• When the doo-doo gets really deep, don't sit there and complain--shovel!

• Stay below deck during the storm.

• Remember that the ark was built by amateurs & the Titanic was built by professionals.

• If you have to start over, have a friend by your side.

• Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger threat than the storm outside.

• No matter how bleak it looks, there's always a rainbow on the other side.

• DON'T MISS THE BOAT !!!!