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We all enjoy a laugh now... and then, right? If so, here are two doozies. start--- I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired?' Well...I'm fortunate to have a few friends who have chemical engineering backgrounds, and one of the things we enjoy most is turning beer, wine, bourbon, and martinis into urine. And, we're pretty damn good at it, too!! MY NAME IS ALICE SMITH AND I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST. I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SOME 30-ODD YEARS AGO. COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN? THIS BALDING, GREY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE. AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL . 'YES. . . YES, I DID. I'M A MUSTANG,' HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE. 'WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?' IASKED. HE ANSWERED, 'IN 1975. WHY DO YOU ASK?' 'YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!' I EXCLAIMED. HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY. WHAT DID YOU TEACH? end--- I read a study by... researchers at McGill University that had some alarming statistics for those of us using statins. It seems 88% of us who quit using statins altogether die within one year after we quit using them. The study centered on heart patients so if you aren't a heart patient this may not be applicable. I am of the belief however this applies to anyone on statins. After all, statins are statins no matter why you are taking them. Please do your own research on this topic and see how it affects you. Ask your doctor and anyone else involved in your health care. It is that important. Did you know... the number of seniors in the U.S. who live in poverty has increased from 9.4% to 9.7%? The numbers behind the statistics say almost 4 million seniors live in poverty. I don't care where you live, this is an unacceptable number. By the way, although the numbers are U.S. numbers, I will go out on a limb and say I bet, statistically, they are the same for the rest of the civilized world (Europe, UK, Irish Isles, Iceland, Greenland, New Zealand and Australia). I define civilized world the way I do because Africa, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bengla Desh, Communist China, Cuba and Asia always have had high rates of poverty. Tom Koziol Write to: Senior Outreach Ministries | |