It is a plus, but the truth is it was a stroke of blessing and luck.
Anyway, thinking about the Bob Marshall trip slammed something home with regards exercising and living. There were 5 of us. Two are dead from cancer, one has had an infection that pretty much as of now has taken out his legs for the last couple years, one was a big time college football player and his body took a beating that has taken it toll with arthritis. Again, I'm the blessed and lucky one, but I think sensible continuous exercise has played a big part.
A fellow was pulling on the iron machines the other day at the Y. Obviously older and I complimented him at keeping at it. Turns out he is 86. I would have guessed early 70s. I said you are doing great and grabbed his shoulder as I left. He was damn solid.
Had a PM from a fellow Fire member the other day and he threw a couple Shakespeare lines at me and they were good ones. I replied with the one that always stuck with me; "We know what we are, but not what we may be."
