Art wrote:

> The reason it made such an impression on me, is that I've been
> struggling a
> little with the same personal safety/longevity issues that Lee says
> drove his
> decision.

Don't worry about Lee's decision.  Make your own, on your own terms,
not as part of some cosmic geezer pattern.

I, too, had a similar question earlier this year, in the spring.  I
was scheduled to go on a fund-raising ride, yet was suffering
unexplained episodes of syncope, which could potentially be deadly if
it happens while riding.

I'm still riding.  On those days when Roxie chooses to start.  I will
live on my terms and I will die on my terms.

Brooklyn