[MoreJoe]

"The End is Nigh"
Remember those old sandwich boards?
A much loved American philosopher once said "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
Lately I have been meeting with members of the legal profession to plan for:
What if you lose your health?
What if you lose your life?
What if you lose your marbles?
I have already hit an age where several Doctors, Dentists and Barbers have retired or died in office. So now when I find a new professional provider I start by evaluating their projected date of retirement versus my projected date of expiration. I don't want to go through this every five years or so.
I find myself dividing my memories into three categories:
1. My childhood and youth in England that I can recall with great clarity.
2. My middle history roaming the world in conflict and in peace. Memories becoming less clear with intermingled casts, characters and locations.
3. Recent memories, Ask me what I had for breakfast...(No Clue)
Since Covid I have lost any desire to travel. I do not wish to see the inside of another airport in my lifetime.
I used to live like a shark, always moving forward, always looking for the next challenge or experience.
Now, thanks to these lawyers, I feel like I am driving with the handbrake on. I still move forward but at reduced velocity.
Thank God for my Grandchildren who love their Grandad and his tales of riding bikes without helmets or rollerskating without elbow pads, knee pads and helmets. They think I am an old Wild Man.
Yours,
Morbid Ol' Joe