It's official: I'm halfway dead (sounds like a song that is rocketing up the top 40 chart, showing my age). As an Australian by birth (by the way, I had no choice in the matter), my life expectancy is 84, blame (in a good way) universal healthcare, because in the US I'd only get to 78.5. There's no telling when we'll all expire, heck, the Mayans said the world should have ended on 12.12.2012.
Bottom line: wherever we may live, let's not take life for granted. Even in developed nations with a high life expectancy there's no guarantee on the length of existence, and most importantly the enjoyment we get in life. Whenever you're having down day, remember are fellow earthlings in the Central African Republic, in 2021 their life expectancy is only 53.
And now, the best way to usher in middle-age: via a 300-second rate, of course!
