will i live to be 80??

[MrDude_1]

I recently turned 65 and had to choose a new primary care physician for my Medicare program.
After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairlywell" for my age.
A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I will live to be 80?”
He asked, “Do you smoke tobacco or drink alcoholic beverages?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
"Do you have many friends and entertain frequently?”
I said, "No, I usually stay home and keep to myself".
“Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?”
I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red meat is unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"
"No, I don't," I said.
"Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
"No," I said. "I don't do any of those things.
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a shit?

[dagus]

Dude - where is the quote in your signature line from? That's fantastic.

"The one recurring pattern in my riding life has been an escalating series of steep learning curves. When I choose a motorcycle, and a style of riding, I pursue it with relentless enthusiasm, until something happens which causes me to pause and evaluate my progress.

These evaluation events are known to some other people as “crashes”.

What a banal term. It suggests uncontrolled, unplanned encounters with the forces of physics. In point of fact, they are peak moments in my quest to understand Everything about the riding experience. They are cathartic in nature, similar to a religious or philosophical epiphany, and they need to be regarded as such in order to derive any benefit from them.

To do any less is to assume the role of Victim, and I refuse to do that. I take each one as a lesson, and proceed from there."

[MrDude_1]

Dude - where is the quote in your signature line from? That's fantastic.

"The one recurring pattern in my riding life has been an escalating series of steep learning curves. When I choose a motorcycle, and a style of riding, I pursue it with relentless enthusiasm, until something happens which causes me to pause and evaluate my progress.

These evaluation events are known to some other people as “crashes”.

What a banal term. It suggests uncontrolled, unplanned encounters with the forces of physics. In point of fact, they are peak moments in my quest to understand Everything about the riding experience. They are cathartic in nature, similar to a religious or philosophical epiphany, and they need to be regarded as such in order to derive any benefit from them.

To do any less is to assume the role of Victim, and I refuse to do that. I take each one as a lesson, and proceed from there."

it was part of someones blog.. i forget who.

[MasterBates]

that is pretty awesome, all my friends family think/hope its the end of my riding career ( see post about my first crash i just put up) but my brother in law that i ride with is like. now you know from experience. no matter what i got taught in the msf course real experience of what works what doesnt is the best. not that my crash was on purpose but it happened and im not just gonna shrug it off/forget about it, or freak out about it either and not ride again. just learn.

[MrDude_1]

ok, i just changed it again.... (i change it every couple of days when i find something else neat.)