The reality that we'll die some day

[trdsf]

I like Asimov's attitude toward death:

Interestingly, if you read his autobiography (I forget which volume, I *think* it's I. Asimov), he seems to have had a fear only of dying before turning 70.  He thought 70 was a fair run and anything less was not enough.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Estate taxes are paid by only the most extremely wealthy.  About $5.5 million and above.  Does that affect you?  It doesn't affect me either.

I have it all worked out. Everything goes to the wolves, literally.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Interestingly, if you read his autobiography (I forget which volume, I *think* it's I. Asimov), he seems to have had a fear only of dying before turning 70.  He thought 70 was a fair run and anything less was not enough.

Three score and ten, how biblical.

[trdsf]

Three score and ten, how biblical.

He wasn't religiously Jewish, but he had no problem with being culturally Jewish -- and of course among his zillion books, he did write a biblical concordance.

[Baruch]

He wasn't religiously Jewish, but he had no problem with being culturally Jewish -- and of course among his zillion books, he did write a biblical concordance.

The first concordance I read ;-)

[Unbeliever]

Interestingly, if you read his autobiography (I forget which volume, I *think* it's I. Asimov), he seems to have had a fear only of dying before turning 70.  He thought 70 was a fair run and anything less was not enough.

I read In Memory Yet Green when I was a teen - so many decades ago! I barely remember any of it, but I do recall it was a very good read. How could it be otherwise?

[Unbeliever]

He wasn't religiously Jewish, but he had no problem with being culturally Jewish -- and of course among his zillion books, he did write a biblical concordance.

He wrote more than a concordance! He wrote Asimov's Guide to the Bible - both Old and New Testaments.

Possibly the best such guide ever written - it's all about the history of the people and places of the Bible.

[Baruch]

He wrote more than a concordance! He wrote Asimov's Guide to the Bible - both Old and New Testaments.

Possibly the best such guide ever written - it's all about the history of the people and places of the Bible.

I got it as one book, I think.

[Unbeliever]

I had it, once upon a time, but I couldn't keep up with it due to my nomadic lifestyle.

[Baruch]

I had it, once upon a time, but I couldn't keep up with it due to my nomadic lifestyle.

Didn't fit in your camel bags?

[Unbeliever]

I lost about 300 books that time. I recently was forced to move out of my camp/home, and I only had to leave about 150 books this time. I did manage to take a few of the best ones with me, though.

[Sorginak]

Being a nomadic individual I lost many books on a couple differing occasions, and since then I have stopped buying them and collecting them.  Anything I want to read, I can find online or check out from the local library. 

[Unbeliever]

I seem to have abibliophobia - the fear of running out of reading material.

[Baruch]

I seem to have abibliophobia - the fear of running out of reading material.

Must be catching ;-)  Had the same problem my whole life.  I used to support the library, when I was a kid, thru college, even later taking my Master's.  I love college bookstores too.  But today, Amazon will have to do for me.  Two of our book stores in my town have closed.

[Sorginak]

I theorize that libraries will one day go extinct and that hardcovers/paperbacks will only ever be found in museums as relics of an ancient past.  Everyone will be reading everything and anything on tablets.