https://old.reddit.com/user/PeterMayhew/overview I always smiled whenever I saw him end his reddit comments with that sign-off. It was so charming and quaint. He seemed like such a nice man too....
I always smiled whenever I saw him end his reddit comments with that sign-off. It was so charming and quaint. He seemed like such a nice man too. RIP :(
Just a small but probably inconsequential update that I still found interesting nonetheless and wanted to share: His last comment is now up to 11.8k points, which is oddly comforting to see. And...
Just a small but probably inconsequential update that I still found interesting nonetheless and wanted to share:
His last comment is now up to 11.8k points, which is oddly comforting to see. And some of the responses to it are really nice too, although a few are sad as well, e.g. someone replied shortly after he made that comment initially with "I hope to meet you some day Peter." :(
:( Rest in peace, Chewy. 74 seems to me to be kinda young to go. Like, logically I know that 74 is a good long time and that as a child/teen, 70+ seemed ancient. Now that I'm pushing 40 and have...
:(
Rest in peace, Chewy.
74 seems to me to be kinda young to go. Like, logically I know that 74 is a good long time and that as a child/teen, 70+ seemed ancient. Now that I'm pushing 40 and have relatives/parent teetering on the edge of 70, it doesn't seem all that old anymore.
I suppose that my mental line of demarcation about being "old" is 80, now that I think about it. When I hear that someone over 80 has died, my usual go-to response is that they "had a good run" or "had a long life".
Curious, this is the second time this week that I've had the SSA actuarial tables have come up in conversation. The table tells me that I have 41 years of life expectancy ahead of me. I certainly...
Curious, this is the second time this week that I've had the SSA actuarial tables have come up in conversation.
The table tells me that I have 41 years of life expectancy ahead of me. I certainly hope so! I don't recall any men in either side of the family getting past 75.
The US is still mostly gaining in life expectancy each year (which is why each year older in the chart doesn't convert to 1 year less long to live), so you're likely to (on average) outlive your...
The US is still mostly gaining in life expectancy each year (which is why each year older in the chart doesn't convert to 1 year less long to live), so you're likely to (on average) outlive your older relatives. There's been some stuttering in that growth recently due to drug overdoses and suicide, but barring those increasingly lethal conditions (seriously, folks, let's care for out people) things are still trending positively.
In my family, most men die from heart attacks in their 50s/60s or strokes in their 60s/70s. I'm keenly aware of this, and I try and take good care of the ol' cardiovascular system. I don't smoke,...
In my family, most men die from heart attacks in their 50s/60s or strokes in their 60s/70s. I'm keenly aware of this, and I try and take good care of the ol' cardiovascular system. I don't smoke, I work out and do cardio and I am a vegetarian. I know that nothing is a guarantee, but my cholesterol & triglyceride levels are very low. Hopefully this pays off with many more years of good health to come.
https://old.reddit.com/user/PeterMayhew/overview
I always smiled whenever I saw him end his reddit comments with that sign-off. It was so charming and quaint. He seemed like such a nice man too. RIP :(
He sent us a Christmas card in /r/centuryclub. Definitely was a nice guy.
Just a small but probably inconsequential update that I still found interesting nonetheless and wanted to share:
His last comment is now up to 11.8k points, which is oddly comforting to see. And some of the responses to it are really nice too, although a few are sad as well, e.g. someone replied shortly after he made that comment initially with "I hope to meet you some day Peter." :(
:(
Rest in peace, Chewy.
74 seems to me to be kinda young to go. Like, logically I know that 74 is a good long time and that as a child/teen, 70+ seemed ancient. Now that I'm pushing 40 and have relatives/parent teetering on the edge of 70, it doesn't seem all that old anymore.
I suppose that my mental line of demarcation about being "old" is 80, now that I think about it. When I hear that someone over 80 has died, my usual go-to response is that they "had a good run" or "had a long life".
74 is definitely on the younger age these days. Per the Social Security actuarial tables a man of 74 (in 2016) on average has 11 more years of life.
Curious, this is the second time this week that I've had the SSA actuarial tables have come up in conversation.
The table tells me that I have 41 years of life expectancy ahead of me. I certainly hope so! I don't recall any men in either side of the family getting past 75.
The US is still mostly gaining in life expectancy each year (which is why each year older in the chart doesn't convert to 1 year less long to live), so you're likely to (on average) outlive your older relatives. There's been some stuttering in that growth recently due to drug overdoses and suicide, but barring those increasingly lethal conditions (seriously, folks, let's care for out people) things are still trending positively.
In my family, most men die from heart attacks in their 50s/60s or strokes in their 60s/70s. I'm keenly aware of this, and I try and take good care of the ol' cardiovascular system. I don't smoke, I work out and do cardio and I am a vegetarian. I know that nothing is a guarantee, but my cholesterol & triglyceride levels are very low. Hopefully this pays off with many more years of good health to come.