Being Old Can Kill You

This morning I heard this news blurb on NPR. Yes, NPR that bastion of intelligent journalism.

"Al Lewis best known for his portrayal of Grandpa in the television show the Munsters has died. He was 95. No cause of death has been reported."

No cause of death has been reported. Hello!! He was 95--swallowing too hard could have been the cause of death. Actually, when you get that old there's just one cause of death--old age. Even if you get hit by a truck--the cause--old age, couldn't get out of the way fast enough.

Old age is deadly and the sooner the news media recognizes this, well, I don't know what will happen, but at least I won't be wasting my time ranting about it.