i drink alcohol b/c i like the effects. and whatever damage it's doing to my body is minor enough that the impact will only be felt spread out over several yrs. i'm fine w/that.

i'm probably going to die sooner than i would if i never drank. that's fine w/me b/c i don't prize longevity.

i'm w/Redd Foxx:

“Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.”

...we're all going to die. something is going to kill each of us. that's unavoidable. i'm fine w/that.