Brian Mailman wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
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>> Brian Mailman wrote:
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>>> Thank you Susan, Thank you George (happy birthday Barb).... it's my
>>> 20th anniversary of my 35th.... rolling double nickels here.
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>> Another 13 years and you can catch up to where I am now. You're just a
>> kid Brian. I vaguely remember being 55 yo, heck I vaguely remember
>> being 18 yo, but very vaguely.
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> The weird part is when I was 25, it was 15 years to 40 and seemed like
> forever. Now, it's 15 years to 70 and that feels imminent.
>
> B/
Shucks, I just would like to at least live to be 70. My Dad died at 71,
his Dad at 52, and his Dad at 24. One full brother to my Dad died at age
33, another made it to 76, and the sole survivor turned 93 in March this
year. The longest lived Shirley male in my line in nine generations.

Don't ever believe that family genetics doesn't play a role in your
life. I had my first heart attack at age 46 and have had one other and
more than 40 micro strokes since then plus 4 major strokes. No cancer in
my Dad's or my Mom's side of the family, just heart disease,
artherosclerosis, and strokes. Stay healthy. What's the Vulcan greeting?
Live long and prosper. Living long when you're chronically ill isn't any
good at all. It's to pretty a day to be pessimistic, think I'll go to
the supermarket and browse.

George