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. (I just turned sixty.) A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be ninety?"
He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?"
"No smoking, no drugs, and just a little wine.”
Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said, "Not much. My former doctor said that red meat is very unhealthy."
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"
"No, except for golf and I always wear plenty of sunscreen.”
He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have lots of sex everyday?"
"No," I said.
He looked at me sadly and said, "Then why do you give a shit?"
23 April 2009
Good advice
My cousin Dickie sends this (probably not about him, actually, even with the golf reference):
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