Tomorrow is my ??th
birthday. Which means today is my last day of being ?? years old. As this post explains, I have long believed I would not live much past
??. Because I have been preoccupied with other things this past year, I had
forgotten that this might be the year I die. But had I not been watching The
Price is Right job-hunting, would this past year have been lived
differently? Not really, I suppose. I mean, if I knew for certain I was going to
die, I would have tried to fit in visits to various places (England, New
Zealand, Denver, Pittsburgh, etc.), but that would be impossible anyway, because
of Sammy and money issues. Oh, I just thought of something: maybe that is why
the Universe conspired to keep me out of work for such a long time – to take my
mind off my imminent death. Ironically, I would have been out of work for some
of the year anyway, if I could guarantee my death, because no effing way am I working
if I do not need to and if I am going to be dead then I would not need to work.
So, with no plans to
drive today (no plans to even get dressed, still in my nightwear (Superbowl XL
t-shirt)), the probable way I am going to die is eliminated. There is still the
chance of the heart attack (the second probable cause of my death). There is nothing
I can do about that today (although starting Monday I am going to try (I even
bought almonds from Trader Joe’s)).
But wait, when I have
thought about it, I have always used the disclaimer “not much past.” So maybe I
will live to see my ??th birthday tomorrow, but will die later (well, yeah,
that is kind of guaranteed). So then this raises the issue of how much time is “not
much past”. A week, three months, two years? I think my OCD would dictate that “not
much” to mean I would still be closer to ?? than ??. And so any time before my
half birthday (July 3) falls into the “not much past” timeframe. So, yeah, OK,
I will give up on my belief of dying “not much past age ??” if I am still alive
on the 4th of July this year.
ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?????
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