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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A relative has been told he needs a new heart valve. Age 84. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yesterday he was being briefed on the operation he is facing. He very logically asked “Can we just let nature take its course?”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t see why not. It damn well aughta be his call.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Allsop via extropy-chat<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 17 June, 2023 2:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> ExI chat list <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Brent Allsop <brent.allsop@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] (no subject)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Evidently Charlie Munger agrees.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/charlie-munger-said-healthcare-providers-190014911.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK1f_xiTU-G6qjQYy33XHHAT12ImhqPdHb8TYMvp6LMVDMvGW7dPIB-l3p0nQNdQErEGnVOSFaBsysifBpq1SHsi1w6x5tSpFJtsEYoU6RFdlASn9IRxBwKRinuYnGqeOmeEutPtsRzdh-M7xC713AicJWXph3SG7hqLb9y04fkB">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/charlie-munger-said-healthcare-providers-190014911.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK1f_xiTU-G6qjQYy33XHHAT12ImhqPdHb8TYMvp6LMVDMvGW7dPIB-l3p0nQNdQErEGnVOSFaBsysifBpq1SHsi1w6x5tSpFJtsEYoU6RFdlASn9IRxBwKRinuYnGqeOmeEutPtsRzdh-M7xC713AicJWXph3SG7hqLb9y04fkB</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>