"I may be all wet, but I think genetics are the chief factor in longevity. If both of your parents died young, your chances are that you might too. I think the inverse tends to hold true also."
You're perfectly dry and probably on to something. I remember reading about a government funded study done at one of the Eastern elite universities years ago. They were able to determine that, in fact, parenthood itself was hereditary, citing the fact that if your parents did not have children chances were great that you would not either.
Isn't free spending big government great?
"...parenthood itself was hereditary, citing the fact that if your parents did not have children chances were great that you would not either."
?????? If your parents did not have children, you would not exist. Am I missing something in this statement???