*whistles*  Who, me? ;)

Kat

On Saturday 14 August 2004 4:10 pm, Carla MacInnis wrote:
> you gotta cut back on the booze, woman :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Living to 100. Who's joining me?
>
> > LOL - according to the site, I'm supposed to live to 103.9!
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > On Saturday 14 August 2004 3:07 pm, Carla MacInnis wrote:
> > > According to a longevity test I took, from http://www.livingto100.com/
> > > I'm going to live to 97.2 years. I always told my family and friends
> > > I'm going to live to 92 just to piss people off :)
> > >
> > > Would be interesting to know how old some others among us 'might' live,
> > > based on the questionnaire- Harvard Med School prepared it.
> > >
> > > Here is actual article from our local paper: ...
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Carla
> > >
> > >                                           *************
> > >
> > > In Afghanistan, it's about 43. In Japan, it's 81. And in the United
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> States,
>
> > > it's 77. But what is life expectancy but a cold statistic used to
>
> compare
>
> > > countries?
> > >
> > > In reality, most of us expertly avoid imagining exactly when our number
> > > will come up. Vague forecasts for the golden years of life - even for
>
> those
>
> > > in the midst of them - are more comforting than the digits of destiny.
>
> Such
>
> > > is the disquieting thrill of an encounter with the Living to 100
>
> Healthspan
>
> > > Calculator.
> > >
> > > Created about five years ago by longevity researchers at Harvard
> > > Medical School and Boston Medical Center, the online calculator
> > > (www.livingto100.com) was recently revised by its lead architect, Dr.
> > > Thomas Perls, to be more user friendly. It is based on a lifestyle and
> > > family history questionnaire that can be completed in minutes. Then,
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> after
>
> > > some instant data crunching, it displays a number: You're personalized
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> life
>
> > > span, down to the decimal point. About 4 million people have used the
> > > calculator.
> > >
> > > "I'm hoping it's a bit of an eye opener," said Mr. Perls, a Harvard
> > > researcher and director of the New England Centenarian Study, a
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> decade-old
>
> > > project that looks at the health and habits of people who have crossed
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> into
>
> > > triple digits. "It's not supposed to be some crystal ball."
> > >
> > > True, a fortuneteller would probably deliver a more nuanced reading.
> > > But perhaps the calculator has something in common with the medium:
> > > Give patrons a vision of the potential future so they can take steps to
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> change -
>
> > > or achieve - it.
> > >
> > > "If you do bad things, you subtract years. If you do good things
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> (exercise,
>
> > > shun cigarettes, learn a musical instrument), you add years, or stay
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> where
>
> > > you are," Mr. Perls said.
> > >
> > > Stay where you are indeed; the main message of the calculator seems to
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> be,
>
> > > first, do no harm to yourself. Second, hope for good genes.
> > >
> > > "The calculator was based on the presumption that most people in
> > > westernized countries have the environmental and genetic makeup to get
>
> them
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> > > to their mid to late 80s. As you get into the really extreme ages,
> > > genes become more important."
> > >
> > > As it poses questions with clinical curiosity about your vices ("How
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> often
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> > > do you eat sweets such as ice cream, cake/pie/pastry, or candy bars?")
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> and
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> > > private habits ("Do you have a bowel movement at least once every two
> > > days?"), the calculator inspires the queasy feeling that tends to
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> accompany
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> > > moments of unvarnished introspection about one's health habits.
> > >
> > > But when the prognosis of, say, 86.5, is conveyed, and you're wondering
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> how
>
> > > to take this stark quantification of the years ahead, at least the
> > > calculator doesn't abandon you on the examining table. It's there with
> > > a soothing, albeit computer-generated, message of support.
> > >
> > > "Below," read the words after that numeral in bold type, "please find
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> the
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> > > reasoning behind the questions which you answered that made your score
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> less
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> > > than it should be . . ."
> > >
> > >                              *****************
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 2:04 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Colorado Trip
> > >
> > > > 100!!! wow. if i live to be that old, i'll be saying
> > > > "if i knew i'd live this long, i'd have taken better
> > > > care of myself."
> > > >   i have been on a few roads that i'd have called
> > > > paths. one comes to mind in middle tenn.
> > > >
> > > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > > > > Hey gang,
> > > > >
> > > > >     We returned last Tuesday from a trip to Colorado
> > > > > for my mother in law's
> > > > > 100th birthday. It was 4 days in the car with Judy
> > > > > and her kids(2 days up and 2
> > > > > days back). The kids were great, but my daughter
> > > > > Judy and I had a few
> > > > > disagreements about the back roads we were on. The
> > > > > kids got to see an extinct volcano
> > > > > and many different animals. We went over Raton Pass
> > > > > in the worst electrical
> > > > > storm I have seen. Thank God we were on Interstate
> > > > > 25 at the time, because I
> > > > > have made that pass on two lane black top.. My
> > > > > mother in law seemed to recognize
> > > > > most everyone and each family group had their
> > > > > picture taken with her.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bobby
> > > >
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