http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/ A collection of Retired Old Farts. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:40:00 GMT Nanc http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49126 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49126 ... " I envy my fellow journeyers through a shared segment of time who seem to have managed an uninterrupted climb up the steep slope of existence, avoiding Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:09:26 GMT Ben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49125 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49125 I believe you are right Don ... It seems to me, at least, that losing flexibility is not only a physical factor in growing old, but a mental one Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:51:37 GMT Don Mac Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49124 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49124 Thinking about the changes at stages of life, I encountered a synapse that routed me to a memory of reading CATCHER IN THE RYE. I was in my mid twenties, so Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:40:52 GMT Don Mac Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49123 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49123 ... I just got the picture of "Mr and Mrs Tim Conway", and I laughed until tears came to my eyes. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:28:43 GMT Sharon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49122 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49122 ... I think its just a reminder to myself to NOT let my funny bone ossify. We still have a better place in the Sun than the Plutonians. from Sharon: Bob is Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:11:16 GMT Don Mac Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49121 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49121 It seems to me, at least, that losing flexibility is not only a physical factor in growing old, but a mental one. An often heard description of an elderly Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:36:19 GMT Ken West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49120 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49120 ... Amen! Despite having a career in a medically-associated field, I successfully avoided most contacts with physicians as a patient until nearly 50. At that Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:01:06 GMT Sharon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49119 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49119 ... Have you considered seeking a different doctor with a good track record? from Sharon: This man had done 2300, and had one perforation. I chose to have him Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:14:54 GMT Don Mac Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49118 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49118 Comments by Berg and Ken caught my attention: the "personal interest" of a doctor and the evaluation of accepting medical procedures, such as PSA's and Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:37:46 GMT Don Mac Brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49117 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49117 The 'subject' may be the first use of 'curmudgeon' as a verb. I hope so. After considerable effort to avoid any programs mentioning the passing of 'The King Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:47:17 GMT bergiswe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49116 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49116 ... I have to go back ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you cosidered seeking a different doctor with a good track record? I've had occasion to ask a Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:01:37 GMT Ken West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49115 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49115 ... I really wanted to get it done ... This thread really speaks to the group! Older is NOT better. I went with my wife to her doctor yesterday who informed Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:22:15 GMT Sharon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49114 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49114 ... Before having it done, I have to sign off any right to file for restitution should I have a perforation. In recent readings I learned that the older a Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:56:00 GMT bergiswe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49113 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49113 ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken, maybe a connection was subconscious or not, but I notice your post with mention of "that armless slut Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:36:50 GMT bergiswe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49112 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rof2/message/49112 ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``` I'm happy to hear you are on the mend. Since I undergo the same procedure about once every 6 years, I'm