Greetings! I hope all is well in your world. In March of
this year, I mused about The Streak reaching
21 years while reflecting on turning 50.
In that post I wrote, “As you know, I love to quote John Mellencamp
lyrics. The 21st anniversary of The Streaks seems like as a good occasion to
continue the trend. In Mellencamp’s song, Don’t Need this Body, he writes:
This getting older
Ain't for cowards
This getting older
Is a lot to go through.”
Oh my, it’s like I put some sort of craziness into The
Universe. Since that time, I had a
hernia and repair surgery. Both of which seriously threatened The Streak.
The health and wellness community strongly encourages people
to have a colonoscopy after turning 50. Yesterday, I had the procedure. Let me
join my voice to the masses. First, do it. Second, the day before is more
annoying than the procedure. I didn’t have any polyps, so that made my experience
as low key as possible. It was a breeze. I was out of the office in an hour. We
went straight to lunch and had a normal evening.
Seriously, this getting older is not for cowards. Being
healthy sure makes a different in the process. I told Shannan my new message
for The Universe is, I’m done with hospital gowns and Jell-O. The Streak will help with that, I’m
sure.
Make Good Choices. Run.
Tom
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