• cmbabul@lemmy.world
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    “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”

    Hunter Thompson

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      A man who reached sixty-seven, wealthy and loved, and put a gun in his mouth while at the kitchen table.

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        While talking on the phone with his wife. His son, daughter in law and 6 year old grandson were all in the house.

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          No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun - for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax - This won’t hurt.

          Then the sound like someone dropped a heavy book.