A couple of weeks ago, One of my friends and co-workers died suddenly. The cause of death was determined to be a massive heart attack. It was a real shock to everyone that knew him because he seemed to be in near perfect health. He hardly ever missed a day of work due to being sick and was only 45 years old. Just a couple days before he died I remember looking at him and thinking I wish I were in as good of shape as you. He worked a full day that Monday and was not there on Tuesday. We found out Wensday he was dead. So he either died Monday night or Tuesday morning. Yesturday got me thinking about it again because I had to machine a project for the sample room at work( which is where he used to work). So I was in and out of there all day. Its things like that; that make you think are me and my family preparied if something like that happend to me. I have also been tring to spend as much time as possible with my daughter. I will probably increase my life insurance the next time I have the oppertunity also. I just thought I would write about it and try to vent some of my feelings about everything.

if you ever feel a chest pain spreading into your arm and up into your jaw take an aspirin ASAP. yes your simple household aspirin and call 911. in case you are 100% positively sure that you have arythmia you can either stand up quickly or bend down and pretend you're having a particularly difficult "poo session" (i.e. strain yourself) to try and bring back the heart into normal rythm.

so many perfectly healthy athletes drop dead of heart attacks. it's all in your head so to speak. stress is bad for you, activity is good but it mustn't be stressful. only be a workaholic if you enjoy (as in sex) your job, not to prove something to someone (as in mine is bigger than yours). otherwise you will kill yourself.

laugh daily. if you don't then get a divorce and marry someone else because that's what partners are for - to fulfill your life not drive you underground.

I was 35 when I started having problems and by 37 it was finally determined it was a hart problem 6 bypass later and now am waiting for a transplant , have a defibulater installed and take 30 pills a day and 7 shots, and that is why I got into cnc stuff , I am know in school for math and next semester will start takeing CAM courses so I can go back to work. I was a mechanic had my own business and worked all the time, but can't return to that type work and decided learning to program cnc machines would not reqire phisically demanding labor , I hope it doesn't. So yes life is very short.

Hey don,t worry about a thing because everything's gonna be alright..( a line one of my fav reggae songs)

Thats why I do what I do!

I must love it because I am building one for my garage too! I usually don't get stressed from work its usually by people at work or customers. If I was indepentantly welthy (i wish) I could do this at liesure. (you ever wander why rich people live longer? It's not the health car we cant afford, its the lack of "survival" preasure! They don't "HAVE" to work we do!) Things that make you go HMMMM

I usually just do things to learn everything (just wish I lived long enough to actually accomplish it) but usually making money at it initially makes in nicer.

laugh daily. if you don't then get a divorce and marry someone else because that's what partners are for - to fulfill your life not drive you underground.

so your telling me to get a divorce? where were you 10years ago! :D

All those vulturous lawyers and my wife too!
I think that would actually give me a heart attack! :D

(she's realy a good person, she just needs to give it up more! ;) )

be happy

Sorry to hear about your friend. Lost one about a month ago to cancer. Was hard whatching him the last few months but learned to be thankful for what I have.
Regarding wives, I divorced my about five years ago. The whole thing was a bummer. About the only thing I can remember during the months of "the process" was the inability to get my own hand in my own pocket. Seems like the whole time my pockets were filled with my wife's hand, her lawyer and my lawyers hands. Sure was nice when it was over though. Like getting a tooth pulled. Awwwww, the relief!!!!
Be Happy!!!!!
billyjack
:cheers:

Sorry to hear of your loss. I too have lost people close to me and it does change the way you look at things. At least it did for me. I try and take each day as a gift and find something to thankful for. If you have something you want someone to know than you should tell them. Don't wait until they are gone or you are gone.

Today is a great day.