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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (1373)	9/5/2006 9:35:35 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1695

The Alaskan suicide rate is twice the US national average. There are a lot of variables concerning statistics such as suicide. It could, in addition to climate and sunlight, have to do with long standing genetic tendencies. I don't see the stats for Iceland right offhand, but the alcoholism rate there is extremely high. -- edit: Found it. Table of suicide rates. en.wikipedia.org an interesting list, to say the least.

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (1373)	9/5/2006 11:39:25 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1695

If you take anything to an extreme you've got a problem. If you take a Calvinist "no fun" policy to an extreme you're going to have a very unhappy life. I don't believe in immoderate enjoyment, but I do think it's very important to enjoy yourself. When you are dying, or think you are, it's good not to regret anything. Having been in the position recently, I can tell you I regretted almost nothing- only the time I would miss in the future with my family, but very little in the past.