As is the case with most elderly gentlemen I know, I have a daily routine from which I seldom transgress. I am up a 5:15 a.m., eat a very large banana (part of my daily medication), take my morning medication, reach out the door and get the Northwest Arkansas Times coupled with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, look at the obituary page, and scan the headlines while I have my first tea of the day. I then eat a breakfast consisting of a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios, a slice of toast and another 16 ounces of hot tea.

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