tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post3980927259100134860..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: Apparently Old Age SucksDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-79041939755296241042016-02-21T19:55:44.707-05:002016-02-21T19:55:44.707-05:00Tom, it's become an almost natural comeback fo...Tom, it's become an almost natural comeback for me when someone says that about the logical alternative... even theists, maybe especially theists, since they maintain people that die are now in "a better place."<br />BTW, my former Father-in-law died from colon cancer and it wasn't a nice passing so I understand.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-33703834284973731832016-02-21T19:18:36.983-05:002016-02-21T19:18:36.983-05:00Douglas, I didn't say I know; I said "as ...Douglas, I didn't say I know; I said "as they say." And for now at least, I'll go with the majority!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-18044408153847262322016-02-21T08:57:21.590-05:002016-02-21T08:57:21.590-05:00"Well you're right, getting old is no fun..."Well you're right, getting old is no fun. But as they say, it's better than the alternative."<br />And just how do you <b>know?</b>Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-42393069127449481032016-02-19T09:18:08.178-05:002016-02-19T09:18:08.178-05:00Well you're right, getting old is no fun. But ...Well you're right, getting old is no fun. But as they say, it's better than the alternative. As for me, I don't believe in much, but I do believe in modern medicine. I likely would have suffered a slow, painful and disgusting death by now were it not for the colonoscopy I had when I was 51, when the doctor removed a precancerous polyp.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.com