Quality not quantity
--- Stephen Russell <srussell705 at gmail .D.O.T com> wrote:
> > 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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