getting old

To the MD tomorrow to find out about mysterious chest pains . . . not the first time it’s happened. But the longest duration. The preliminary diagnosis is heartburn, though it didn’t really feel like that. Location is all they have in common, as best I can tell.

My goal is die in bed at 100+, murdered by a jealous spouse . . . .

<update> Of course, it could be this:

The findings of a new medical study may be enough to make you spit out your morning coffee.

And that could be a good thing — at least for half of you.

A study of 4,000 coffee drinkers has found that two or more cups each day can increase the risk of heart disease — but only for those with a genetic mutation that slows the breakdown of caffeine in the body.

In diverse urban areas, the mutation is found in roughly half of all people. People without the mutation can drink as much coffee as they wish with no added risk of a heart attack, scientists said.

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