Been snooz'in on a Sunday afternoon - nice looong nap - and now it's time to take a walk - to feed a coupla cats 
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The Original O'l Farts Club.
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OleReynard
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Put a fan on it it disappears faster
oldmaninbc
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Good morning GW. The weather is cool/rainy for a long weekend 16C-4C or 61F-39F
It sure makes things uneasy when they have to rule out medical issues rather than a straight diagnoses. Hope all turns out well for your nephew.
oldmaninbc
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A good morning OF, it doesn't feel like a moan and groan day, hope you all are standing on your own 2 feet
oldmaninbc
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The late comedian W.C. Fields said "I like children. If they're properly cooked".You eat your neighbors weekly, year round? No wonder they run when they see you.
oldmaninbc
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If all else fails, you could go on a quest for the mythical Fountain of Youth.Ya - before I was around 61 years old - 3 years ago - I never seemed to have any real serious problems physically - throughout my life up till then - other than the odd injury from an accident or a fight - broken bones from falling badly - a .22 bullet wound and a slice out of my right leg from a machete - the odd scar from a cut of two - but nothing internal - nothing that could be said to be definately or even probably terminal - so the last 3 years have been very educational - crucial education - if I am to live on - and live well too -
- a crash course in what can and does go wrong with the body of a man who has been a consumate stoner - and a party animal for many years -
<'a joker - a smoker - a midnight toker'>
- to learn how to survive into old age - so maintaining a level of fitness and well being/quality of life - that could see me thru to being at least 80 years old - if I play my cards right - and I continue to have access to reasonable medical facilities - since I really do want to be around - to see my kids finish their academic education - and become self sufficient adults in their own right - maybe even have kids of their own too one day - before I pass on -
- so it's to my advantage to study how to achieve longevity in life - and practice those disciplines that can advance and enhance that outcome-
I wonder how much genetics plays in longevity?
How are the cats today?
oldmaninbc
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Without those big fan leaves what would you have of any worth?
Good morning brother! Propitiously fate intervened and an emergency surgery forced them to postpone my nephew's surgery from last Friday to this Monday but are now having second thoughts because he has apparently improved a lot since Friday just on their antibiotic regiment.
Only about 60 so still young and strong, putting the odds in his favor. I hope so because not only do I like him, but his mother, my favorite sister, just recently buried her second husband.
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oldmaninbc
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That's good news regarding your nephew...more than once I've seen those turn around moments and it usually brings a sigh of relief with it. Especially when one favors a certain kin
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Goldhedge
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I had an MD tell me I should be on Statins because I was 70 and people are recommended to take them at that age.
I asked, "Is it because I'm 70, or is there a medical reason to take them?"
She said "Well, there's a test."
I said "Well, let's be for taking the test to see if I actually NEED them."
Took the test and I had ZERO plaque and ZERO need to take them.
MD's aren't so smart these days. Big Pharma pays $ to medical schools and that's what gets taught. Take another pill to fix your ills. They rely on the inet to tell them what's what. They don't 'practice' medicine so much as proctor Big Pharma recommendations.
The first (and last) flu shot I took was in 1976.
Ahh - I doubt if I'd find some fountain of youth - other than psychologically living my youth again - thru my son who is almost exactly half a century younger than me (4 days more) - and I often get those deja-vu moments - when I see him going thru VERY similar challenges and experiences - that I went thru and reacted to 50 years ago -
In my mind longevity has a lot to do with what sorta wear and tear you might have put on your body - over the years - and how the body copes with that - which could bring hereditary factors into play that might help or hinder your survival prospects - due to certain excesses - in the past - and how you medically or holistically treat those when they do pop up - often by preemptive measures and lifestyle changes - to help cure and/or prevent certain conditions or diseases from taking hold and causing illness and death -
Most people don't die of old age - they die because body parts wear out and so cease to function properly - which causes the body's systems to break down - leading to illness and death -
The cats were fine - Smudge was mellow - but Spanky was fiesty - and scratched me a little - drew blood even - which had me a bit worried - since I am on a blood thinner med at the mo - took a little longer to coagulate - but was OK after 5 mins of paper towel pressure -
Goldhedge
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My doctors continue to try and put me on cholesterol drugs despite my total cholesterol being around 130 and my bad cholesterol about half that.
I continue to refuse because I don't believe that I need it or that any benefit would outweigh the side effects.
I agree docs are not what they use to be. You gotta watch out for yourself and ask the stupid questions…
