Well folks, I kind'a look at this issue this way...
Even though I believe I'm smart enough to wear a helmet whenever I ride, I couldn't care less if in MY obituary it says somethin' like:
"Dwight Argo, loving husband, avid motorcyclist, and overall a general smartazz to all he met in his life, died of lung cancer last Thursday, April 17, 2016 at age 64 because the dumbazz, still to almost the very end, smoked a pack of cigarettes a day."
And regarding how my FAMILY might feel about reading something like THAT in MY obit? Well, the way Judie feels about my smoking, I'm almost SURE she'd INSIST that it read EXACTLY like that and would have absolutely NO qualms about it EITHER!!!
In OTHER words...When people do "less than smart" things in their life, like NOT wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle OR continuing to smoke, despite ALL reputable data which PLAINLY has shown over the years that to help prolong one's life one should probably wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle AND that one probably should not smoke cigarettes, and IF that person still CHOOSES to ignore that reputable data during their lifetime(and...yes, yes, yes, YES, folks...I still BELIEVE in my RIGHT to CHOOSE!!!), then MAYBE their obituary SHOULD INCLUDE that portion about the deceased's choices in their life TOO....HUH???!!!
(yep...it might be called: "Getting a more COMPLETE PICTURE of a life in passing"!!!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
