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ohiosmith

(24,262 posts) Mon May 27, 2013, 04:53 PM May 2013

Life is hazardous to your health!

Live it!

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Life is hazardous to your health! (Original Post) ohiosmith May 2013 OP

To be alive at all involves some risk. Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #1

Indeed! ohiosmith May 2013 #3

Life: You don't get out alive, so enjoy your stay. n/t sarge43 May 2013 #2

Absolutely! ohiosmith May 2013 #4

Indeed. Moondog May 2013 #5

I live a very quiet life and it is often too much for me. Some people need less stimulation applegrove May 2013 #7

True enough. Moondog May 2013 #8

Yup. I have some serious responsibilities to my family to stay out of trouble and away applegrove May 2013 #11

Hmmm... love_katz May 2013 #6

No one here gets out alive NightWatcher May 2013 #9

some walk, others run. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #10

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)

1. To be alive at all involves some risk.

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 05:15 PM

May 2013

I think it was Harold Macmillan who wrote that. Seems pretty accurate!

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

3. Indeed!

Reply to Sekhmets Daughter (Reply #1)

Mon May 27, 2013, 05:21 PM

May 2013

sarge43

(28,943 posts)

2. Life: You don't get out alive, so enjoy your stay. n/t

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 05:20 PM

May 2013

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

4. Absolutely!

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #2)

Mon May 27, 2013, 05:22 PM

May 2013

Moondog

(4,833 posts)

5. Indeed.

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 05:30 PM

May 2013

And failing to do so is a waste.

applegrove

(118,767 posts)

7. I live a very quiet life and it is often too much for me. Some people need less stimulation

Reply to Moondog (Reply #5)

Mon May 27, 2013, 08:26 PM

May 2013

than others.

Moondog

(4,833 posts)

8. True enough.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #7)

Mon May 27, 2013, 08:29 PM

May 2013

There is also a quality vs quantity argument to be made. Which, IMHO, is quite valid.

applegrove

(118,767 posts)

11. Yup. I have some serious responsibilities to my family to stay out of trouble and away

Reply to Moondog (Reply #8)

Mon May 27, 2013, 09:13 PM

May 2013

from nefarious types that caused my ptsd. I need a quiet little routine with no excitement. My quality of life is very high at this point. And I feel I'm helping the world in little ways and big. Can't ask for more than that.

love_katz

(2,584 posts)

6. Hmmm...

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 07:02 PM

May 2013

so, I should get off DU, shut off the 'puter, and go do something else?

Yeah, probably.

Just need to check a few more posts...and email...and Facebook...

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

9. No one here gets out alive

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 08:54 PM

May 2013

Unless you are the Lizard King, he can do anything.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

10. some walk, others run.

Reply to ohiosmith (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 09:02 PM

May 2013

others stagnate
many migrate.

you do it your way
i will live it my way.

TA by way of Frank Sinatra.

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