> Will I live to be 80?
>
> Recently I turned 65 and had to choose a new primary care physician for my
age.
> After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly
well' For my age.
>
> A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him,
> "Do you think I will live to be 80?"
>
> He asked: "Do you smoke tobacco or drink alcoholic beverages?"
>
> "Oh no," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
>
> "Do you have many friends and entertain frequently?"
> I said, "No, I usually stay home and keep to myself"
>
> "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
> I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red meat is unhealthy!"
>
> "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, tennis,
sailing,hiking or bicycling?"
> "No, I don't," I said.
>
> "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
>
> "No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
>
> He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a shit?"
--
Stephen Russell
Sr. Production Systems Programmer
Mimeo.com
Memphis TN
901.246-0159
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