[redwitch]

Life without laughter and friends is not living -- it is surviving. Healthy eating and exercise are necessary to live longer, not necessarily better. So, bring on the laughter and the chocolate and the beef and and the bread and pasta and, yes, the fruits, veggies. Whether you choose the life of a couch potato or a marathon runner is up to you. Personally, I'll take my life one day at a time without the lectures, TYVM.

In the meantime, I remember surviving being tossed into the lake and being told to swim. Not the best way to learn but I didn't drown and didn't end up with a phobia about water. I also remember the five-mile walk to the movies, picking up bottles on the way to turn in for popcorn. Things may be safer now but I think they were more fun then.

Thanks, Gracie and others, for the walk down memory lane. It's been an enjoyable journey.