dubiousdave's Journal: maternal wisdom

My dear mother sent this bit of emailed wisdom to me today:

I recently picked a new primary care doctor. 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, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?"

"Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, either."

Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"

I said, "No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!"

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"

"No, I don't," I said.

He asked, "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?"

I need to work on some more bad habits.

Good Reminder to live life and do stuff

[NCalGal]

Good reminder to live life to it's fullist.You Mum is wise, sweet and cool to send this to you. So we have our lists of things to accomplish/experiance before we pass on. Some of what I have DONE: -Have sex -Laugh til I wet my pants -Graduate from a few places -Have at least 1 kid vaginally -Drink UK folks under the table -Parasail -Complete a Marathon -Help the planet -Get love letters from my kids -Burn no bridges Some of what I STILL NEED TO DO: -Find the love of my life (or at least one of them) -Hold

Re:Good Reminder to live life and do stuff

[dubiousdave]

Yes, she is.

There are several on your list that I'm unlikely to manage, but it has some good suggestions. I nuked one bridge from orbit, but it needed nuking, and other people benefited from it, so no regrets on my one burnt bridge.