Ask Doctor Skipper
Good one Skipper!
or as one wise man put it,"good health is merely the slowest possible way to die”
Posted by DixieKraut
02/25/2007 at 06:19 PM
I am in the presence of genius.
We are all unworthy.
Please don’t ask me to snatch a pebble from your hand.
Posted by MAJ Mike
02/25/2007 at 07:04 PM
A recent email from a buddy summed it all up:
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 90?
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, ride fast motorcycles, 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?”
Skipper,
I’ve subscribed to the “heartbeat theory” for decades, but I’d never seen it in print before. Nice one.
BTW: in the last 4 years, I’ve had two skinny “runner” acquaintances die suddenly of heart disease. Meanwhile, this sagging fatboy who’s never ran anywhere he could walk (or be carried) will have another porterhouse and baked potato, c’est vous plais.
