Re: So, here it is...
- To: g*@hort.net
- Subject: Re: [CHAT] So, here it is...
- From: k*@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:48:01 +0000
Looks like Donna was asleep on the job for this one.
Happy Dearthday, Jim!
Given that a man's life expectancy is now 77.2 yrs and you originally
expected to live 4 years past your life expectancy, that pushes your
demise up to 81.2, so you'll probably crap out on New Years 2014. Enjoy
yourself while you're still here. We do!
Kitty
-------------- Original message --------------
> Doomsday.
>
> Betcha weren't expecting that!
>
> The occasion is, today I officially reached age 72 years. For some
> reason at age 10 or 12, I became convinced that I would live to age 72.
> Now, when I was 10 or 12, life expectancy was something like age 68. So
> 72 seemed like a derring-do. Progress; Roosevelt was president and all
> things were possible. But, for reasons I can't explain, age 72 has now
> become some sort of end game in my mind. I have the distinct feeling
> that it's all borrowed time from here on out.
>
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Zone 10a
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>
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