Quote Originally Posted by Grace View Post
I purposely chose to ignore the point of the essay. I do hope you are not insinuating that I am dumb?
No ma'm. I am very aware that you are quite smart. I do very much so enjoy chatting with you.

My apologies if I came across otherwise.

Truthfully, since I have been in the medical field for over 40 years, my first thought upon reading the piece was about the amount of beer consumed. These men will not have to worry a wit about taxes; they are all going to die of cirrhosis and esophageal varices.
To each their own in God's time. I've known plenty of hard living, heavy drinkers who have lived or are living in their 80's or 90's. Not excusing it, but as you say below, little is certain...

As the saying goes, nothing in this life is certain except death and taxes. As a solitary individual, I can do nothing about either - except maybe stave off the death a few more years.
You forgot the love of a parent to their child. At least in my case.

And, we COULD do something about taxes, but are too sloth and divided, purposely so I feel, by two parties who benefit from such division. It keeps us fighting each other, rather than the REAL enemy... THEM.

Last I checked, it was WE THE PEOPLE.

I know, I shouldn't change the drift of your post, so will now bid you adieu. . . . .
Please... What thread in teh DH actually stays on topic? It's all good. LOL