Samhain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Moon of the Winter Solstice<\/p>\n
Annual physical tomorrow morning.\u00a0 This ritual obeisance to the gods of health and long life are, of course, futile.\u00a0 No matter how closely we monitor our health, no matter how compliant with diet, exercise and medicines, no matter how meditative and calm we can keep ourselves, entropy will win the day.\u00a0 It just takes too much energy to keep us fastened together much longer than 90 years, give or take 10 years.\u00a0 My goal has been, for a long time, not to die from something I could have prevented.\u00a0 So far, so good.<\/p>\n
All kidding aside, I’m happy to do these visits once a year since it’s a minimal investment in surveillance of and for my health.\u00a0 I do have some anxiety each time though.\u00a0 Any one of these visits could be the one.\u00a0 You know, the one where doctor calls back.\u00a0 Ooops.\u00a0 We need to do more tests.\u00a0 Uh-oh.\u00a0 And, I’m sorry I have to tell you this, there’s just no good way.<\/p>\n
In my fantasy this visit never happens.\u00a0 I live a reasonably healthy life into my late 80’s, early 90’s, then death comes calling.\u00a0 That’s what I’m aiming for, being healthy till I’m dead.<\/p>\n
My new doc, Tom Davis, is a careful guy, an i dotter and a t crosser.\u00a0 I like that in a doctor.\u00a0 He’s also calm, unflappable.\u00a0 I like that, too.<\/p>\n
This is my next to last physical under the old regime of private health care carried by Kate and paid for jointly by her and Allina.\u00a0 Two years from now, I’ll be just another anchor on the ship of our economy, dipping into Medicare to pay these bills.<\/p>\n
Here’s to a boring visit and uneventful news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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