Dad is Living with Grace

So my dad emailed me the other day and I had to include his email here. It's slightly masochistic and morbid, but funny.

Hi Elena-

Have you checked out this website http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html ? I exercised on the spin cycle to “Prodigious,” and it was awesome. There is a song toward the end with the following line "Living with Grace." I pictured myself running with my heart monitor strapped on my chest , pulse oximeter on my finger, core temperature probe in place and the GPS system connected to my iPhone playing this music into my ear plugs. Suddenly it was interrupted by that woman's voice that you hear on the Garmin device with that same tone that she uses to inform you that you just missed your right hand turn. Only she was saying, "you're running at a 9 minute mile pace, Al. She knows my pulse, respiratory rate, core temperature, oxygenation level and the distance that I have gone. She knows I can do better, so she informs me by stepping up the beat and turning up the volume. The message is clear. I run faster. “We have detected a problem, Al. You need to stop running immediately and look for a soft place to lie down. Our communication lines are open, so please tell us your name. We can't hear you Al. Please speak louder. Don't be alarmed by that loud noise that you are hearing, we are summoning help. Somebody will be with you shortly. You did not purchase the chest strap with the defibrillator, so we cannot administer this service. We love you Al, and we hope the best for you and your family.” Living became “dying with Grace.”