> > > Subject: Fw: Live to 80? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recently picked a new primary care physician. (a couple of years > > ago) > > > > > 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'll live to be 80?" > > > > > > > > > > He asked, "Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer?" > > > > > > > > > > I replied, "I haven't smoked in years, but I do drink the odd beer" > > > > > > > > > > Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and bar-b-qued ribs? > > > > > > > > > > I said, "No, I've heard that all "red meat" is very unhealthy!" > > > > > > > > > > "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf?" he > asked. > > > > > > > > > > "No I don't," I said. "I don't golf, and I am not a sun > worshipper." > > > > > > > > > > He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or fool around with sexy > > > men?", > > > > > > > > > > "No," I said, "I've never done any of those things." > > > > > > > > > > He looked at me and said, "Then why in hell do you want to live to > be > > > > 80??" > > > > >
