As @rsuenaga would say: props be to @scrivener for bringing us this week’s Friday 5:
1. Be honest: what are some rules you have for yourself that don’t really make much sense?
What are you talking about? All of my rules make sense!
2. What rules of questionable sense did your parents have for you when you were young?
Most of them relate to catching a cold: 1) don’t go to sleep with wet hair, 2) if caught in a rainstorm, take a hot shower immediately and bundle up to avoid catching a cold, and 3) don’t leave without a jacket when it’s chilly outside (i.e., sub-70 degrees) or else you’re sure to come back with a cold!
3. What’s a rule most people (if not all people) seem never to obey?
Speed limits. It’s okay to give or take 10 mph, right? 
4. There are no rules governing the giving and receiving of Valentine’s Day gifts, but what rules should there be?
Valentine’s Day is overrated and merely an evil ploy by retailers to boost their post-holiday sales figures. I believe Valentine’s Day is every day and it shouldn’t require a dozen long-stem roses, a box of gourmet chocolates, dinner at a fancy restaurant, or a Tiffany blue box to show someone you love them. So, in short, my rule for Valentine’s Day gifts is none should be given on February 14th. What a party pooper, eh?
5. If the Golden Rule says you should do unto others as you’d have others do unto you, what would the Silver and Bronze rules say?
Silver: If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Bronze: If you can’t park it, don’t drive it.
