Because you're Worth It
GRYTPYPE-THYNNE: Good evening. Have a picture of Queen Victoria. NEDDIE SEAGOON: No thanks, I'm trying to give them up. GRYTPYPE: I don't think you'll ever do it, I've tried and failed. May I come in? SEAGOON: But I'm outside. ( The Goon Show ) Dear Reader. Statistically, the chances are that you are younger than me. Probably quite a bit younger. The chances are overwhelming that you are healthier. I say this because if you were any less healthy than me, you'd almost certainly be dead, and corpses are not known for reading obscure blogs. Well then. As a younger and healthier person, there are one or two things it occurs to me you ought to know about. Firstly and most importantly: the Old Age Truck. I borrow the phrase from Gary Larson, but where he got it I couldn't tell you. The point is, it comes for you quite suddenly: beware . In the original cartoon, you turn a corner and suddenly there are tyre marks across your back and dewlaps u...