V - I was 59 last month. Been Hospitalized twice now in just over a year. Have "A Fib" with the Heart, High Cholestrol ( 440 with out the Crestor!), Diabetic, Blood Sugar 250 with out the Metformin. Had a Hernia Operation, took a hour longer than expected because damage was worse than Surgon thought before the Operation. Then of course, Mrs Mailman has a Enlarged Left Vertricle in her Heart, and High Blood Pressure. So she has her share of health problems too. And more Medical Bills to add to mine. I have NO savings left anymore. Not anywhere near Homeless, but may have to sell the house in the next 6 months while I can still get what I owe on it. Won't make any money on the sale, but would be getting out from under the $1200 monthly this place is costing me all together every month. A $450 a month Apt, with a small Electric Bill, is what I'm thinking lately. Hate to cost the Wife her dream house after more than 10 yrs, but... So yeah, what happened to the "American Dream"?. Seems like lately Illegal Immigrants get more Government Aid, and quicker and easier, than our own Vets. May-be a sign of the times. I dunno. But I'm just too Damn stubborn to give up. Besides, if life was easy, everybody'd be rich. And none of us would have to do anything but sit around and get fat and lazy. I keep remembering people like George Jones too. He was in a Hospital, dying from a serious drinking and driving car accident. But came though it, married his Nurse, quit drinking, and lived to enjoy the end of his life on a big Farm. Sometimes you don't really lose unless you just give up. And for a old Bastard like me, there would be a lot more people happy to see me go than there are ones hoping I make it! So I keep going just for spite sometimes. I also have a Dog, 5 yr old Golden Retriever. And the Damn thing is so spoiled, that if anything happened to me, she'd have to be put down. Can't let that happen either.

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