Saturday, November 5, 2011

Cautionary Tale for Grown-ups

Context: Dad's picked his retirement date, but I've been saying for over a year that's not a good idea. He's the kind of person who needs to stay busy.

Me: Did you hear that Andy Rooney was hospitalized this week?
Dad: No, what happened?
Me: I don't know, I didn't follow-up. That's not the point. The point is, the man retired from his job then BAMB, 2 weeks later, he's hospitalized. Retirement is clearly dangerous.
Dad: Un-hun....

UPDATE - Andy Rooney died yesterday. Dad's getting an earfull today....

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