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by John » Mon Feb 08, 2021 05:43 pm
Well,I just had a birthday a couple of days ago so of course, mortality is on my mind. If you go by my parents, I've got roughly 20 years. If you go by my paternal grandfather, I should have gone 8 years ago! On the other hand, if you go by my maternal grandmother, I've got well over 30 years! If you go by medical advances well, who knows? I smoke like the proverbial chimney, but so did both my parents and the grandmother who lived to 96. I don't eat particularly healthy, but not particularly badly either. I do stay active. Playing music is a lot more physically demanding than a lot of people realize. (Just last night I had a dream about setting up equipment.) I do sit-ups and push-ups every day. Every other day I either walk on a treadmill or practice music. I do play chess and read tons of books. I still figure I'll wake up every morning, if I'm not quite so confident about every year. Between genetics and lifestyle it's really hard to say what it all adds up to. Anyway, I don't feel like I'll disappear any time too soon. John