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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
Wow, that's pretty good. I had a vertical leap of 34" in the seventh grade.
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You gents had hops...I am very envious.
I could dunk (barely, never in a game) at 6'4". I like to think Larry Bird patterned his below the rim game after mine.
I spent the morning with a very good friend of mine who is in really poor shape...he is suffering from a host of physical and mental maladies, the least of which is his wife has petitioned for a divorce recently.
He has suffered from Crones for decades but fought it off, at least for a while. He is a Naval Academy graduate, H-2 pilot but was bounced from the Navy when he got sick.
Regardless, he became a very successful business man, investor and is independently wealthy. He is a bright man from humble origins (Dad owned a small gas station in Pottsville, PA) who rode his intellect and smarts to interesting places.
But he suffers now, pain is ever-present. When he needs me he sends a text message and if I am local I stop and get some food and go spend time with him. If I am not near I send up the Bat Signal and others help.
He is, in addition to his Crones and the associated issues, suffering from depression and anxiety...a strong man teetering because his faith in relationships and family has abandoned him.
So we sit and talk...rather, he talks, I listen - which is the way this has to work in my mind: I can lend an ear, help transition the discussion, little else.
I have learned a great deal from our meetings...more about myself than I have about Steve.
I offer this post only to point out that growing older can be a good thing, perspective: Embrace the joint ache, the midnight drips, the lack of flexibility.
I will tell you boyz that at 62 I have all my hair and my dick still gets as hard as Chinese arithmetic when the time is right...
Best, Gents.