dilloduck
Diamond Member
>
> If I Live to see 80
>
> Here's something to think about.
>
> I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and
> exhaustive Lab
> tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned 60.) A
> little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, 'Do you
> think
> I'll live to be 80?'
>
> He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?'
> 'Oh no,' I replied.. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!'
> Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?
> 'I said, 'Not much... My former doctor said that all red meat is very
> unhealthy!'
>
> 'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing,
> hiking, or
> bicycling?'
> 'No, I don't,' I said.
> He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?'
> 'No,' I said.
>
>
> He looked at me and said,... 'Then, why do you even give a damn?
> If I Live to see 80
>
> Here's something to think about.
>
> I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and
> exhaustive Lab
> tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned 60.) A
> little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, 'Do you
> think
> I'll live to be 80?'
>
> He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?'
> 'Oh no,' I replied.. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!'
> Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?
> 'I said, 'Not much... My former doctor said that all red meat is very
> unhealthy!'
>
> 'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing,
> hiking, or
> bicycling?'
> 'No, I don't,' I said.
> He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?'
> 'No,' I said.
>
>
> He looked at me and said,... 'Then, why do you even give a damn?