April 12, 1986 it’s a Saturday and as fate would have it, the world would be cursed with the birth of a asshole like myself.

Unlucky for most people as well, I’ve survived 4 decades on this planet, something that if you had asked me at 18 if I would be here, I would not have placed a bet on it, especially with everything I’ve seen and been through. It didn’t help that a doctor told me at 16 I was living on borrowed time either, thanks to being fat. Also told me I would have knee issues by 40, turns out he was wrong. Makes you wonder if that doctor is still alive, eh?

Things I’ve survived over forty years include bleeding ulcers when I was in Kindergarten, caused by the bacteria of H. ployri. getting into my system. Internal bleeding isn’t fun, nor is a tube up your nose and an IV in your arm.

Having a doctor, talk right in front of me about amputation on my dominant arm, because of possible cancer, but ended up being a non-malignant tumor.

Innumerable middle and high school fights, one of which I nearly killed a fellow classmate in 8th grade through choking him out.

One fight in Conway NH gave me a mild concussion

Broken legs, broken fingers. .ripped up toe nails from a door and dropping a 35 millimeter camera on my toe.

Stroke high blood pressure in my 20s.

Being Cho mo’, aka being child molested, a couple times .

I’ve even in lived in the same building as a “killer”. I was friends with his younger brother. Oh, and in kindergarten had a murder happen two doors down from our place.

Gen X thugs hustling dope outside our place on the point, in Salem, making play time outside virtually impossible.

Homelessness multiple times.

And absurd amount of unemployment as well.

Losing family to cancer, multiple times and one from a heart attack.

Unlike most people in my age range, dying young or even worse, having had erectile dysfunction since their 20s and then dying young, I’m possibly at the healthiest I’ve ever been as I haven’t had to see a doctor in about a decade.

I’ve pretty much survived everything the world can throw at you and came out stronger and I’m very grateful for the Saw trap that’s been my life and probably more shocked than anyone else that made it this far. Cheers to that! I’m more optimistic about making it to 80 than I was 40. So see you on April 12th 2066 when I celebrate that.

🤘stay metal!