I'm reaching the age when the chickens come home to roost, and all those little life-long bad habits start having a noticeable effect.  I've had friends die young, of preventable diseases, brought on by lifestyle choices, like eating lots of fried food, blackened food, too much alcohol, or smoking.  People say, "I don't care", or "they can't tell me what to do, I'll do what I want, I'm a FREE MAN," when they're 20 or 30, but when they hit 60, or sometimes even 50, they start getting sick and dying.  I see it all the time. 

I had one friend who ate lots of fried food, blackened food, and smoked incessantly, and he died of cancer in his early 50s.  I had another friend who was an alcoholic who was found dead just sitting in a chair with the TV on.  Then I had another who just loved bacon, and blackened food, and fatty food, who went through an unbelievable number of health issues and died a month ago in his 60s.  I have other friends who cannot control what they eat, and as a result they are overweight, and probably won't live a lot longer. 

As for me, I want to see Yellowstone, and take some trips overseas, and go to Jaguar games, and vote in the next 8 or 10 elections, and a lot of other things that require more time on the clock and decent health.   I ain't eatin no hot dogs!  

Quit eating hot dogs and processed meat.  Unless you really don't care about suffering and dying 10 to 20 years early.

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