"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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> Brian Mailman wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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
>
Get yer fiber, George. Heck no need to go to the supermarket, you got one in
your backyard.
Edrena