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Has to be no.42. If something else had that number, well, it needs a different number. Because, doncha know, that's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the Universe, and Everything.

The foolish fool said with his mouth, "Lo Shanta." Let Snowball Pete interpret.

The fool hath said in his heart..."Lo Shanta!"

Glad to say I'm pretty fit and healthy. No serious problems, though knuckle joints are a bit bulgy and swollen but don't restrict any activities. Eyesight poor since a child, corrected with contact lenses to give perfect vision, but my optician tells me I have beginning cataracts - but I think these have been there for decades without any significant change. I believe I have great genes - maternal family all lived into mid-90s+, not so sure about paternal side. I confidently expect to live into my 90s unless I have a serious accident beforehand. I keep pretty active at work (s/emp gardening, lots of moving about, can get quite physical) and like going for long walks in any leisure time I have. My mum (exactly 25 years older than me) used to say, "Look into the future. You've got all this coming!" but thankfully I don't have any of the problems she's had, either when she was the age I am now, or previously. And I show no signs of having any of the problems she has currently. I thank God every day for my good health (which I don't take for granted). I know that some people I was at school with have already had nasty health events (like strokes and heart attacks) or have even died. Again in the words of my mum: "Old age is not for wimps!"

And in doing so, he was violating his own "To Whom it is Written" rule.