Firstly be well and take care of yourself. Your son is doing a very smart thing moving thru Shakespeare while young. If you are in the mood for some of the most sensuous writing I've ever read may I suggest "Paradise Lost". Long, daunting and so worth it. Read it with/ to your son because much of the English language literature read today rests on Milton's shoulders.
For about 5 years in NYC, trying my best to be as cool as Cary Grant and dressing only in Armani from head to toe from the Salvation Army--- I devoutly attended my local tanning salon twice a week to "look the part". Hey, it worked. I could walk into any establishment in town and get noticed like I owned the block. What can I say- it was my big hobby in my 40s-50s. Why? Who knows. Sometimes it's just fun trying to be someone other than yourself. But the ultraviolet poison stayed with me way past my hobby period, so skin cancer has been a sticky problem of mine for a few decades. The solution starts with liquid nitrogen which can help to erase small sores, but eventually surgical removals become necessary. Photodynamic light therapy can yeild baby smooth skin for about a year, but all these sores and blemishes eventually return. My first surgical procedure was the first time I was told I "have skin cancer". Just being told that for the first time was a game changing event I remember well. But now at 73, I've also become acutely aware of the fact that my time has become more limited every year. It's just the way of the world. Anyone would immediately feel inevitable doom upon hearing that old cancer death sentence. The moral is this--- humans adapt. All humans arrive and eventually leave. In life, tragedies come and go too. I've had seven surgeries, and I've just accepted that if I see or feel something unusual- I immediately get it looked at. And this has worked pretty well too. So I'm just commiserating with your feelings, and I know exactly where they're coming from. Just remember, there are way more fixable things that will get thrown at you than unfixable ones. Keep that in mind as you gather the information you need to keep your health optimal. Nobody lives for ever, but the vast majority of us will be looking down several barrels as we age, and surprisingly most of those barrels will fly by and not blow up in our face. Just stay on top of what you gotta do, and the odds will surprisingly be on your side. Believe it.
Beautiful, Gary. You got me.
Wow. This means a lot to me Rick. 🙏🏻 thank you.
Firstly be well and take care of yourself. Your son is doing a very smart thing moving thru Shakespeare while young. If you are in the mood for some of the most sensuous writing I've ever read may I suggest "Paradise Lost". Long, daunting and so worth it. Read it with/ to your son because much of the English language literature read today rests on Milton's shoulders.
Thanks 🙏🏻 Mitchell. What a great idea.
For about 5 years in NYC, trying my best to be as cool as Cary Grant and dressing only in Armani from head to toe from the Salvation Army--- I devoutly attended my local tanning salon twice a week to "look the part". Hey, it worked. I could walk into any establishment in town and get noticed like I owned the block. What can I say- it was my big hobby in my 40s-50s. Why? Who knows. Sometimes it's just fun trying to be someone other than yourself. But the ultraviolet poison stayed with me way past my hobby period, so skin cancer has been a sticky problem of mine for a few decades. The solution starts with liquid nitrogen which can help to erase small sores, but eventually surgical removals become necessary. Photodynamic light therapy can yeild baby smooth skin for about a year, but all these sores and blemishes eventually return. My first surgical procedure was the first time I was told I "have skin cancer". Just being told that for the first time was a game changing event I remember well. But now at 73, I've also become acutely aware of the fact that my time has become more limited every year. It's just the way of the world. Anyone would immediately feel inevitable doom upon hearing that old cancer death sentence. The moral is this--- humans adapt. All humans arrive and eventually leave. In life, tragedies come and go too. I've had seven surgeries, and I've just accepted that if I see or feel something unusual- I immediately get it looked at. And this has worked pretty well too. So I'm just commiserating with your feelings, and I know exactly where they're coming from. Just remember, there are way more fixable things that will get thrown at you than unfixable ones. Keep that in mind as you gather the information you need to keep your health optimal. Nobody lives for ever, but the vast majority of us will be looking down several barrels as we age, and surprisingly most of those barrels will fly by and not blow up in our face. Just stay on top of what you gotta do, and the odds will surprisingly be on your side. Believe it.
You were never cool
As Cary Grant. Fred Astaire maybe...🤔